Location | Whiteford Point Gower Peninsula Loughor Wales |
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Coordinates | 51°39′09″N 4°15′04″W / 51.652587°N 4.251092°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1854 (first) |
Foundation | wooden piles |
Construction | cast iron tower |
Automated | 1919 (gas) |
Height | 13.5 metres (44 ft) |
Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | originally black (bitumen coated) |
Operator | Carmarthenshire County Council[1] |
Heritage | Grade II* listed building, scheduled monument, National Monuments of Wales |
Light | |
First lit | 1865 (current) |
Deactivated | 1926 |
Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
Whiteford Point Lighthouse (also known as Whitford Point Lighthouse) is located off the coast at Whiteford Point near Whiteford Sands, on the Gower Peninsula, South Wales.