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Coordinates | 51°40′52″N5°10′25″W / 51.681218°N 5.173675°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1714 (first) |
Construction | masonry tower |
Automated | 1998 |
Height | 13 metres (43 ft) |
Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower and lantern |
Operator | Trinity House [1] [2] |
Light | |
First lit | 1844 (current) |
Deactivated | 1910 |
Focal height | 48 metres (157 ft) |
Lens | First-order catadioptric |
Intensity | 48,700 candela |
Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl WR 5s. |
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