 Berry Head Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Brixham Devon England |
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| Coordinates | 50°23′58.5″N 3°29′0.4″W / 50.399583°N 3.483444°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1906 |
| Automated | 1921 |
| Height | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical lantern with dome attached to equipment building |
| Markings | white lantern and dome |
| Operator | Trinity House[1][2] |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Lens | 500 mm 3rd order rotating optic (original), LED (current) |
| Range | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 15s. |
Berry Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse, located at the end of Berry Head near Brixham in Devon, which has been in operation since 4 May 1906.[3] Berry Head is reputedly the shortest lighthouse in Great Britain, but also one of the highest, being only 5 metres (16 ft) tall, but 58 metres (190 ft) above mean sea level. It was also said to be the deepest because the optic was originally turned by a weight falling down a 45 metres (148 ft) deep shaft.[4]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwest England (Devon and Cornwall)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Berry Head Lighthouse Trinity House. Retrieved 29 April 2016
- ^ London Gazette, Issue: 27914, Page: 3490, 18 May 1906.
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