 Lizard Lighthouse | |
 | |
| Location | Lizard Point, Cornwall, England |
|---|---|
| OS grid | SW7040511578 |
| Coordinates | 49°57′37″N 5°12′8″W / 49.96028°N 5.20222°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1619 (first) |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Automated | 1998 |
| Height | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Shape | twin octagonal towers with balcony and lantern connected by keeper's quarter |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Operator | Trinity House[1] |
| Heritage | Grade II listed building  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1751 (current) |
| Deactivated | 1903 (West tower) |
| Focal height | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Lens | 2nd order Catadioptric four-panel rotating lens |
| Intensity | 800,000 candela |
| Range | 26 nmi (48 km) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 3s. |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Lizard lighthouse |
| Designated | 9 October 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1328497 |
The Lizard Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Lizard Point, Cornwall, England, built to guide vessels passing through the English Channel. It was often the welcoming beacon to persons returning to England, where on a clear night, the reflected light could be seen 100 mi (160 km) away.[2][3]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwest England (Devon and Cornwall)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ "The New Lizard Light". The Picton Post. No. 348. New South Wales, Australia. 18 January 1911. p. 7. Retrieved 6 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LIGHTS THAT SAVE LIVES". Blyth Agriculturist. Vol. XV, no. 859. South Australia. 31 July 1925. p. 5. Retrieved 6 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.