Anvil Point Lighthouse

Anvil Point Lighthouse
Anvil Point Lighthouse from the north
Map
LocationSwanage
Dorset
England
Coordinates50°35′30.8″N 1°57′35.3″W / 50.591889°N 1.959806°W / 50.591889; -1.959806
Tower
Constructed1881
Constructionstone tower
Automated1991
Height12 m (39 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
OperatorTrinity House[1]

[2]

Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameThe lighthouse residential block, link building, sheds (now used as garage, engine house for lights and stores) and wall at Anvil Point
Designated21 March 1983
Reference no.1153160
Fog signaldeactivated
Light
Focal height45 m (148 ft)
Lens250mm 6 panel fourth order rotating optic (original), 1 single tier LED lantern (current)
Intensity1,080 candela
Range9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 10s.

The Anvil Point Lighthouse is a fully-automated lighthouse located at Durlston Country Park near Swanage in Dorset, England. It is owned by Trinity House and currently operated as two holiday cottages.

The lighthouse, residential block and associated buildings are listed Grade II as part of a single entry on the National Heritage List for England.[3]

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. ^ Anvil Point Lighthouse Trinity House. Retrieved 24 April 2016
  3. ^ "THE LIGHTHOUSE RESIDENTIAL BLOCK, LINK BUILDING, SHEDS (NOW USED AS GARAGE, ENGINE HOUSE FOR LIGHTS AND STORES) AND WALL AT ANVIL POINT, Swanage - 1153160 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2022.