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Farne Lighthouse

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Year first lit
  
1811 (current)

Focal height
  
27 m (89 ft)

Automated
  
1910

Year first constructed
  
1776

Construction
  
brick tower

Height
  
13 m

Phone
  
+44 191 255 8600

Farne Lighthouse

Location
  
Farne Islands Northumberland England

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

Markings / pattern
  
white tower and lantern

Address
  
Inner Farne, Northumberland, North Sunderland, United Kingdom

Similar
  
Hilbre Island Lighthouse, Lynmouth Foreland Lighthouse, Longstone Lighthouse, St Bees Lighthouse, Berry Head Lighthouse

Inner farne lighthouse


Farne Lighthouse was built on the Farne Islands in 1811 to the design of Daniel Alexander, it is a cylindrical white tower with lighthouse keepers' cottages to the rear. It was converted to solar powered operation in 1996.

Contents

The tower is 13 m (43 ft) tall with a range for the white light of 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) and the Red 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi).

History

The lighthouse is now automatic and has no resident keepers, although in former years it did. The lighthouse is now maintained by Trinity House via their local lighthouse attendant, George Shiel, who also provides guided tours inside the lighthouse.

References

Farne Lighthouse Wikipedia