Portland Bill Lighthouse
Portland Bill Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse at Portland Bill, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The lighthouse and its boundary walls are Grade II Listed.
Portland Bill Lighthouse | |
Location | Portland Bill Isle of Portland Dorset England |
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OS grid | SY6773768376 |
Coordinates | 50.514155°N 2.456383°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1903-05 |
Construction | sandstone tower |
Automated | 1996 |
Height | 41 metres (135 ft) |
Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower with a red horizontal band, white lantern |
Operator | The Crown Estate |
Heritage | Grade II listed building |
Light | |
First lit | 1906 |
Focal height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
Lens | 1st order catadioptric rotating (original), LED lantern (current) |
Intensity | 635,000 candela |
Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (4) W 20s. |
As Portland Bill's largest and most recent lighthouse, the Trinity House operated Portland Bill Lighthouse is distinctively white and red striped, standing at a height of 41 metres (135 ft). It was completed by 1906 and first shone out on 11 January 1906. The lighthouse guides passing vessels through the hazardous waters surrounding the Bill, while also acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel.
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