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Heugh Lighthouse
The lighthouse in 2007
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LocationHartlepool
County Durham
England
Coordinates54°41′47.4″N 1°10′34″W / 54.696500°N 1.17611°W / 54.696500; -1.17611
Tower
Constructed1847 (first)
Constructionsteel tower (current)
sandstone tower (first)
Automated1927 Edit this on Wikidata
Height16.5 metres (54 ft) (current)
14.5 metres (48 ft) (first)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
OperatorPD Teesport[1]
Light
First lit1927 (current)
Focal height19 metres (62 ft)
Range19 nmi (35 km; 22 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 10s.

The Heugh Lighthouse is a navigation light on The Headland in Hartlepool, in north-east England. The current lighthouse dates from 1927; it is owned and operated by PD Ports. It is claimed that its early-Victorian predecessor was the first lighthouse in the world reliably lit by gas.[2]

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northeastern England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jones was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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