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| Location | Eastbourne East Sussex England |
|---|---|
| OS grid | TV5827495078 |
| Coordinates | 50°44′1.5″N 0°14′29.4″E / 50.733750°N 0.241500°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1902 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | granite tower |
| Automated | 1983 |
| Height | 33 m (108 ft)[1] |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower with a broad horizontal red band, red lantern |
| Operator | Trinity House[3] |
| Heritage | Grade II listed building  |
| Fog signal | blast every 30s. (Discontinued 2011) |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Lens | First Order 920 mm Asymmetrical Catadioptric rotating optic (original), Single-tier LED lantern (current) |
| Range | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi)[2] |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 20s. |
Beachy Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the English Channel below the cliffs of Beachy Head in East Sussex. It is 33 m (108 ft) in height and became operational in October 1902.[4] It was the last traditional-style 'rock tower' (i.e. offshore lighthouse) to be built by Trinity House.[5]
- ^ "Beachy Head Lighthouse". Trinity House. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 114: British Isles, English Channel and North Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015. p. {{{page}}}.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Surtees, Dr John (1997). Beachy Head. Seaford: SB Publications. ISBN 1-85770-118-6.
- ^ Woodman, Richard; Wilson, Jane (2002). The Lighthouses of Trinity House. Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts.: Thomas Reed. pp. 96–97.