Ploumanac'h Lighthouse

Ploumanac'h lighthouse
The lighthouse on the Côte de Granit Rose
Map
LocationPerros-Guirec, Côtes-d'Armor, France
Coordinates48°50′15″N 3°29′00″W / 48.83750°N 3.48333°W / 48.83750; -3.48333
Tower
Constructed1860 (first)
Constructionred granite tower
Height49 feet (15 m)
Shapetapered square tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsunpainted tower, red lantern
Heritagelisted in the general inventory of cultural heritage Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1948 (current)
Focal height85 feet (26 m)
Range12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) (white), 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (red) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicOcc. W R 4s

The Ploumanac'h Lighthouse (officially the Mean Ruz Lighthouse[1]) is an active lighthouse in Côtes-d'Armor, France, located in Perros-Guirec.[2] The lighthouse is closed to the public.

The structure is composed of pink granite, and marks the entrance to the channel leading to the port of Ploumanac'h.

  1. ^ Fiche du phare sur le site de l'inventaire de Bretagne Archived 28 October 2013 at Wikiwix
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of France: Brittany's North Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 January 2016.