Rampside Leading Light

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Rampside Leading light
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Rampside Leading light in 2012. Piel Island can be seen in the distance at left
Rampside Leading Light
Location Rampside
Cumbria
England
OS grid SD2413966237
Coordinates 54°05′11″N3°09′40″W / 54.08644°N 3.16121°W / 54.08644; -3.16121
Tower
Constructed1875
Constructionbrick
Height16 m (52 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapesquare obelisk with window near top for light
Markingsred and yellow brick in vertical stripes
Power sourcemains electricity  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
OperatorPort of Barrow [1]
Heritage Grade II listed building   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
Focal height14 m (46 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Iso W 2s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

'Rampside Leading Light, is a leading light (navigation beacon) located in the Rampside area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. [2] Built in 1875, it is the only surviving example of 13 such beacons built around Barrow during the late 19th century to aid vessels into the town's port. [3] It stands 20 metres (66 ft) tall and is constructed from red and yellow bricks. Rampside leading light was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage in 1991. [2]

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  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northwest England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 Historic England. "Rampside Lighthouse (1197853)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  3. "Rampside Lighthouse". Geograph Britain and Ireland . Retrieved 23 March 2013.