The High light in 2010 | |
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| Location | Point of Ayre, Isle of Man |
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| Coordinates | 54°24′56.7″N 4°22′05.2″W / 54.415750°N 4.368111°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1818  |
| Construction | limestone tower |
| Automated | 1993 |
| Height | 30 metres (98 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower with two broad red bands, black lantern |
| Operator | Northern Lighthouse Board |
| Heritage | registered building |
| Racon | M |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1818 |
| Focal height | 32 metres (105 ft) |
| Range | 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) W 20s. |
| Point of Ayre Low Light | |
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| Constructed | 1888 |
| Construction | concrete |
| Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Heritage | registered building |
| Deactivated | 7 April 2010 |
| Focal height | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Range | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 3s (–2010) |
The Point of Ayre Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse, sited at the Point of Ayre at the north-eastern end of the Isle of Man. It was designed and built by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of prolific writer and novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, under the Isle of Man and Calf of Man Lighthouses Act 1815 (55 Geo. 3. c. lxvii) and was first lit in 1818, making it the oldest operational lighthouse on the island.[1][2]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Isle of Man". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Point of Ayre". Northern Lighthouse Board. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.