 Portland Bill Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Portland Bill Isle of Portland Dorset England |
|---|---|
| OS grid | SY6773768376 |
| Coordinates | 50°30′51″N 2°27′23″W / 50.514155°N 2.456383°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1903-05 |
| Construction | sandstone tower |
| Automated | 1996 |
| Height | 41 metres (135 ft) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower with a red horizontal band, white lantern |
| Operator | The Crown Estate[1] |
| Heritage | Grade II listed building  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1906 |
| Focal height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
| Lens | 1st order catadioptric rotating (original), LED lantern (current) |
| Intensity | 635,000 candela |
| Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) W 20s. |
Portland Bill Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse at Portland Bill, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The lighthouse and its boundary walls are Grade II Listed.[2]
As Portland Bill's largest and most recent lighthouse, the Trinity House operated Portland Bill Lighthouse is distinctively white and red striped, standing at a height of 41 metres (135 ft). It was completed by 1906 and first shone out on 11 January 1906.[3] The lighthouse guides passing vessels through the hazardous waters surrounding the Bill, while also acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel.[4]
- ^ Portland Bill Lighthouse Trinity House. Retrieved April 25, 2016
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1280498)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Portland Bill, Portland, Dorset". Geoffkirby.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Portland Bill Lighthouse". Trinityhouse.co.uk. 18 March 1996. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2012.