Dungeness Lighthouse
The 1961 lighthouse, with the 1901 lighthouse and Dungeness A Nuclear power station beyond
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 Kent
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Dungeness Kent England |
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| Coordinates | 50°54′48.5″N 0°58′33.6″E / 50.913472°N 0.976000°ECoordinates: 50°54′48.5″N 0°58′33.6″E / 50.913472°N 0.976000°E |
| Year first constructed | 1615 (first) 1635 (second) 1792 (third) 1904 (fourth) |
| Year first lit | 1961 (current) |
| Automated | 1991 |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower flared at the top with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | tower with black and white bands, white lantern |
| Height | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Focal height | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Current lens | 4th order catadioptric four panel rotating |
| Intensity | 134,000 Candela |
| Range | 21 nmi (39 km) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
| Fog signal | 3 blasts every 60s. |
| Admiralty number | A0876 |
| NGA number | 1220 |
| ARLHS number | ENG 085 |
| Managing agent |
Trinity House |
Trinity House
Dungeness Lighthouse on the Dungeness Headland started operation on 20 November 1961 and is constructed of precast concrete rings. Its pattern of black and white bands is impregnated into the concrete. It remains in use today, monitored and controlled from the Trinity House Operations and Planning Centre at Harwich, Essex.
Dungeness Lighthouse is the fifth lighthouse at Dungeness. Construction of the Dungeness nuclear power station obscured the light of the 1904 lighthouse and necessitated yet another lighthouse.
1904 Lighthouse
The lighthouse in 1884
2012
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