Beachy Head Lighthouse

Beachy Head Lighthouse
LocationEastbourne
East Sussex
England
OS gridTV5827495078
Coordinates50°44′1.5″N 0°14′29.4″E / 50.733750°N 0.241500°E / 50.733750; 0.241500
Tower
Constructed1902
Foundationconcrete base
Constructiongranite tower
Automated1983
Height33 m (108 ft)[1]
Shapetapered cylindrical with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower with a broad horizontal red band, red lantern
OperatorTrinity House[3]
HeritageGrade II listed building Edit this on Wikidata
Fog signalblast every 30s. (Discontinued 2011)
Light
Focal height31 m (102 ft)
LensFirst Order 920 mm Asymmetrical Catadioptric rotating optic (original), Single-tier LED lantern (current)
Range8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi)[2]
CharacteristicFl (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]

  1. ^ "Beachy Head Lighthouse". Trinity House. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. ^ 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}}}.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ^ Surtees, Dr John (1997). Beachy Head. Seaford: SB Publications. ISBN 1-85770-118-6.
  5. ^ Woodman, Richard; Wilson, Jane (2002). The Lighthouses of Trinity House. Bradford-on-Avon, Wilts.: Thomas Reed. pp. 96–97.