Flamborough Head Lighthouse

Flamborough Head Lighthouse

Flamborough Head Lighthouse
East Riding of Yorkshire
Location	Flamborough Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54°6′58.7″N 0°4′57.6″W / 54.116306°N 0.082667°W / 54.116306; -0.082667Coordinates: 54°6′58.7″N 0°4′57.6″W / 54.116306°N 0.082667°W / 54.116306; -0.082667
Year first constructed	1669 (first, Chalk Tower)
Year first lit	1806 (current)
Automated	1996
Construction	brick tower
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern (current) octagonal prism tower (first)
Markings / pattern	white tower and lantern (current) white tower (first)
Height	26.5 metres (87 ft) (current) 24 metres (79 ft) (first)
Focal height	65 metres (213 ft)
Current lens	1st order catadioptric rotating
Intensity	433,000 candela
Range	24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (4) W 15s.
Fog signal	2 blasts every 90s.
Admiralty number	A2582
NGA number	1964
ARLHS number	ENG 042
Managing agent	East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Flamborough Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at Flamborough, Yorkshire. England. Flamborough Head Lighthouse acts as a waypoint for passing deep sea vessels and coastal traffic, and marks Flamborough Head for vessels heading towards Scarborough and Bridlington.

The first lighthouse on Flamborough Head from 1669 was never lit. The present lighthouse, designed by Samuel Wyatt and costing £8,000 to build, was first lit on 1 December 1806. The current electric fog signal was installed in 1975, replacing older equipment. In the past, warnings in foggy weather were provided by rockets, discharged every 5 minutes and reaching an altitude of 600 feet (180 m). The last lighthouse keepers left on 8 May 1996. Trinity House operate tours of the lighthouse seasonally. This is now a Grade II listed building.

The first lighthouse, built by Sir John Clayton, was completed in 1674 and is one of the oldest surviving complete lighthouse in England. Built from chalk, it was never lit. This is now a Grade II* listed building.