Location | Portishead Somerset England |
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OS grid | ST4450376499 |
Coordinates | 51°29′05″N 2°48′02″W / 51.484719°N 2.800655°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1894 |
Construction | cast iron skeletal tower |
Automated | 1941 |
Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
Shape | tapered cylindrical skeletal tower with observation room, balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower and lantern |
Operator | Blacknore Lighthouse Trust[1] |
Heritage | Grade II listed building |
Light | |
Deactivated | 2010 |
Lens | fourth-order 250 mm biform |
Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (2) W 10 s. |
Black Nore Lighthouse (also known as Blacknore Point Lighthouse) at Portishead, Somerset, England, was built in 1894.[2] It is a Grade II listed building.[3]