Lighthouses of England's Channel Coast

This page includes lighthouses along the south coast of England, from the Scilly Isles in the far southwest to the South Foreland at the eastern end of the Strait of Dover. This coastline features some of the oldest and most famous light stations in the world.

The British system of lighthouse administration is decentralized, with the major towers under the management of Trinity House (a corporation chartered by the Crown) and smaller towers generally under the control of local port authorities. This system has generally assisted lighthouse preservation, and so has the British custom of building very sturdy stone lighthouses at most of the stations. Most of the onshore lighthouses are accessible to visitors, and several of them are major tourist attractions.

These are the very first lighthouses in Volume A of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. U.S. NGA numbers are from Publication 114.

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General Sources
Trinity House: Chartered by Henry VIII in 1514 as a charitable organization, Trinity House has built and operated lighthouses in Britain since 1609.
Lighthouse E-Clips: There is lots of useful information on this site by Michael Millichamp, including his Guide to English and Welsh Lights, an inventory of surviving English and Welsh lighthouses.
Online List of Lights - England: Photos of lighthouses posted by Alexander Trabas, a German lighthouse fan; part of his Online List of Lights web site.
Britische Leuchttürme auf historischen Postkarten: Historic postcard images posted by Klaus Huelse.
Association of Lighthouse Keepers: Founded by serving and retired keepers, this lighthouse association is open to everyone.

Scilly Isles Lighthouses
Note: The Scilly Isles, located southwest of Land's End, are accessible by ferry from Penzance.
* Peninnis Head: 1911. Active; focal plane 36 m (118 ft); white flash every 20 s. 14 m (46 ft) round steel tower, lower half skeletal and upper half enclosed, with lantern and gallery. Lantern and watch room painted white; skeletal legs and lantern dome painted black. 1-story equipment building. Trabas has an excellent photo, and a good closeup is available. Located at the southernmost point of St. Mary's, the largest of the Scilly Isles. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed. Operator/site manager: Trinity House. ARLHS ENG-102; Admiralty A0006; NGA 0008.
Round Island: 1887. Active; focal plane 55 m (180 ft); white flash every 10 s. 19 m (63 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery, painted white, attached to a 1-story stone keeper's house. Fog horn (four blasts every 60 s). Jo Parsons has a good photo, and a distant view is also available. Located on the northernmost of the Scilly Isles, a bare rocky island northeast of Tresco. Accessible only by boat or helicopter. Site and tower closed. Operator/site manager: Trinity House. ARLHS ENG-118; Admiralty A0018; NGA 0016.
Lightship Seven Stones: Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (40 ft); three white flashes, separated by 5 s, every 30 s. Single-masted steel lightship, painted red. Millichamp has a photo taken September 2003 (bottom of the page) confirming that this ship remains on station. Iris Klempau also has a photo. No longer crewed, the ship is operated automatically. Located on the Seven Stones Reef, northeast of the Scilly Isles and northwest of Land's End. Operator: Trinity House. ARLHS ENG-124; Admiralty A0020; NGA 0020.

Cornwall South Coast Lighthouses
Longships (2): 1875 (James Douglass) (station established 1791). Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); red or white light, depending on direction, 5 s on, 5 s off, shown day and night. 35 m (115 ft) round granite tower, incorporating keeper's quarters, with lantern and a helipad built above the lantern. Tower is unpainted gray stone; lantern painted white. Fog horn (blast every 10 s). Trabas has a good aerial photo, Carceller and Guyomard have a closeup, and Huelse has a historic postcard view. The original light was 24 m (79 ft) above the sea, but it had to be replaced because storm waves so often obscured the light. Located on Carn Bras, largest of the Longships Rocks, about 1.5 km (1 mi) west of Land's End. Accessible only by boat or helicopter; visible from Land's End. Site and tower closed. Operator/site manager: Trinity House. ARLHS ENG-069; Admiralty A0028; NGA 0024.
Wolf Rock: 1869 (James Walker and William Douglass). Active; focal plane 34 m (112 ft); white flash every 15 s. 41 m (135 ft) round granite tower, incorporating keeper's quarters, with lantern and a helipad built above the lantern. Tower is unpainted gray stone; lantern painted white. Fog horn (one 2.5 s blast every 30 s). The concrete base of an 1840 daybeacon also survives on the rock. A good photo is available, and Huelse has a historic postcard view. This lighthouse took 8 years to build under very severe conditions. The helipad above the lantern, the first of its kind in the world, was added in 1972. Ken Trethewey has a fine page on this lighthouse. Located on a bare rock about 6.5 km (4 mi) southwest of Land's End. Accessible only by helicopter; distantly visible from Land's End. Site and tower closed. Operator/site manager: Trinity House. ARLHS ENG-170; Admiralty A0030; NGA 0028.
* Tater Du: 1965. Active; focal plane 34 m (112 ft); three white flashes, separated by 2.5 s, every 15 s. 15 m (50 ft) round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted white, rising from 1-story service building. Fog horn (two blasts every 30 s). Trabas has a great closeup, and another photo is available. The lighthouse was built after the ship Juan Ferrar wrecked in 1963 with the loss of 11 lives. Located on a headland about 6 km (4 mi) southwest of Penzance; Google has a satellite view. The road to the light station is not open to the public, but the lighthouse is accessible by hiking about 3 km (2 mi) from Lamorna Cove on the Cornish Coastal Trail. Site open, tower closed. Operator/site manager: Trinity House. ARLHS ENG-152; Admiralty A0032; NGA 0032.
* Newlyn Harbour South Pier: 1914. Active; focal plane 10 m (34 ft); white flash every 5 s. 10 m (34 ft) round cast iron tower, painted white; the top of the lantern is red and there is also a red band at the base of the tower. Millichamp has a photo (2/3 the way down the page); Trabas has a closeup photo, and a good closeup is available. Located at the end of the pier in Newlyn, on the south side of Penzance; Google has a satellite view. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Operator/site manager: Newlyn Pier and Harbour Commission. ARLHS ENG-236; Admiralty A0038; NGA 0040.
* Penzance South Pier: 1853. Active; focal plane 11 m (37 ft); flash every 5 s, white to the southeast and red in other directions. 10 m (31 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern, painted white with a broad black band at the base. Tower prefabricated by the Copperhouse Foundry at Hayle. Trabas has a closeup photo, and a good 2007 photo is available. Located at the end of the south pier, also called the Lighthouse Pier, near the Scilly Isles ferry terminal. Google has a satellite view. Site open, tower closed. Operator/site manager: Penzance Harbour Authority. ARLHS ENG-240; Admiralty A0046; NGA 0048.
* Marazion: Date unknown. Inactive. Approx. 4 m (13 ft) hexagonal brick castellated tower; the light was displayed through a window. A photo is available. Located at the end of Leys Lane in Marazion, on Mount's Bay opposite St. Michael's Mount, about 8 km (5 mi) east of Penzance. Google has a satellite view. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS ENG-331.

* St. Anthony's Head: 1835. Active; focal plane 22 m (72 ft); white light, 7.5 s on, 7.5 s off; red light is shown to the south southeast over the Manacles Rocks. 19 m (62 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery attached to 2-story keeper's house; 1° Fresnel lens. Building painted white; inactive fog signals on the rear of the gallery are black. Fog horn (3 blasts every 30 s). Trabas has a closeup. The lighthouse marks the eastern entrance to Carrick Roads, the harbor of Falmouth. Located at the end of Military Road off the A3078 southwest of Portscatho; Google has a satellite view. Parking available. Site and tower closed, but the lighthouse can be viewed at close range. Operator/site manager: Trinity House. ARLHS ENG-141; Admiralty A0062; NGA 0068.
* Mevagissey (South Breakwater): 1896. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 2 s off, 1.5 s on, 5 s off. 8 m (27 ft) hexagonal cast iron tower, painted white; base of the tower painted black. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). A photo and a closeup photo of the lantern are available, but the little tower is hard to spot in a Google satellite view. Located at the end of the south breakwater in Mevagissey, about 7 km (4.5 mi) south of St. Austell. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS ENG-234; Admiralty A0078; NGA 0100.
* [Gribben Head]: 1832. Never a lighthouse, this is a historic daymarker. 25 m (84 ft) square stone tower painted with red and white horizontal bands. A distant view is available. Located on the headland, about 75 m (250 ft) above the sea about 2 km (1.2 mi) southwest of Fowey; Google has a satellite view. Accessible by walking the coastal trail. Site open, tower status unknown. Owner: National Trust.
* St. Catherine's Point: 1904. Active; focal plane 28 m (92 ft); directional light, 2 s on, 5 s off; white light is shown to the southeast over the entrance channel to Fowey Harbour, with red to either side. 6 m (20 ft) round cast iron lantern standing on a short octagonal concrete base. Millichamp has a photo; Trabas also has a good photo. Located on the cliff edge on the west side of the harbor entrance. Accessible by walking the coastal trail. Site open, tower closed. Operator: Fowey Harbour Commission. ARLHS ENG-218; Admiralty A0082; NGA 0104.
* Whitehouse Point: 1892; relocated here in 1904. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); directional light, 1.5 s on, 1.5 s off, showing white over the channel, green to the right and red to the left. 6 m (20 ft) cast iron "drum" tower, with a cylindrical enclosure mounted atop a post and an external ladder to the enclosure, all painted bright red. Not much of a lighthouse, but an unusual light tower. Trabas has an excellent photo. Located on the west side of the harbor at Fowey. Site open, tower closed. Operator: Fowey Harbour Commission. ARLHS ENG-217; Admiralty A0084; NGA 0108.
* [Spy House Point (Polperro)]: 1911. Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); white or red light, depending on direction, 3 s on, 3 s off. 3.5 m (14 ft) round brick tower with lantern, painted white with black trim. Trabas has a closeup photo. Located at the entrance to the harbor of Polperro, a small port about 10 km (6 mi) east of Fowey. Site open, tower closed. Operator: unknown. ARLHS ENG-243; Admiralty A0090; NGA 0118.
* [Nailzee Point Fog Signal]: Date unknown (after 1977). Active; two 3 s blasts every 30 s. 3 m (10 ft) square concrete "pillbox," with a square opening in the front, painted white. Trabas has a closeup. Located on the east side of the harbor entrance in Looe. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty A0095.

Eddystone and Devon South Coast Lighthouses
Eddystone (5): 1882 (James Douglass). Station established 1698. Active; focal plane 41 m (135 ft); two quick white flashes, separated by 2.5 s, every 10 s. In addition, a red light (5 s on, 5 s off) is shown to the northwest from a tower window at a focal plane of 28 m (93 ft). 51 m (168 ft) round granite tower, incorporating keeper's quarters, with lantern and a helipad built above the lantern. Tower is unpainted gray stone; lantern and helipad painted red. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). Steve Johnson has posted a great photo, and another good photo is available This is probably the most famous British lighthouse, and indeed one of the most famous lighthouses in the world. The first tower, built of wood, had to be rebuilt one year later and lasted only 4 more years. The third, also wooden, stood from 1709 until it burned in 1755. The fourth tower, a huge advance in civil engineering, was a granite structure built by John Smeaton. Completed in 1759, it stood until cracks in the masonry led to its demolition in the 1870s. Smeaton's tower was rebuilt on Plymouth Hoe, but the base of the original remains next to the current tower. Located on a rock that barely breaks the surface of the sea about 25 km (15 mi) south southwest of Plymouth. Accessible only by boat or helicopter. Site and tower closed. Operator/site manager: Trinity House. ARLHS ENG-039; Admiralty A0098; NGA 0132.
* Plymouth Breakwater: 1843. Active; focal plane 19 m (63 ft); flash every 10 s; white flashes are shown to the northeast for ships leaving the harbor and red flashes otherwise. In addition, a white light (2 s on, 2 s off) is shown over the entrance channel southwestward from a tower window at a focal plane of 12 m (39 ft). 23.5 m (78 ft) round tower with lantern and gallery. (The top of the tower is a good 38 m (125 ft) above the water, casting some doubt on the listed focal plane heights.) Fog horn (blast every 15 s). Steve Johnson has posted a large closeup. The detached Plymouth Breakwater, a major engineering project of the early nineteenth century, was built in stages between 1812 and 1847. Located at the west end of the breakwater, at the southwestern entrance to Plymouth Harbour; Google has a satellite view. Accessible only by boat. Operator: Cattewater Harbour Authority. Site manager: unknown. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS ENG-104; Admiralty A0114; NGA 0148.

**** Start Point: 1836 (James Walker). Active; focal plane 62 m (203 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. In addition, a continuous red light is shown northeastward over the Skerries Bank from a window of the tower (focal plane 55 m (180 ft)). 28 m (92 ft) round cylindrical masonry tower attached to a keeper's house; buildings painted white. Fog horn (blast every 60 s). Three assistant keeper's cottages. Trabas has a fine photo, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and and Google has a good satellite view. Three of the keeper's houses are available for overnight rental; the fourth is occupied by a resident caretaker who conducts tours of the light station. The station is somewhat endangered by erosion of the cliff on which it stands; the 1860s fog signal building collapsed in 1989 after being undermined by erosion. Note: there is another Start Point Light in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Located at the end of a sharp promontory that juts eastward into the English Channel about 20 km (13 mi) south of Dartmouth; accessible by car from the A379 at Stokenham. Parking provided. Site open; tower open to tours daily during July and August and during Christmas holidays, and on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from early April to June 30 and on bank holidays. Operator/site manager: Trinity House. ARLHS ENG-148; Admiralty A0228; NGA 0324.
* Dartmouth Castle: 1856. Inactive since at least 1886. Approx. 15 m (50 ft) square cylindrical stone tower, painted white, on the wall of the castle. The lighthouse tower is on the left in this photo. The light was not very useful, since the navigable channel is on the other side of the river entrance. Located on the west side of the entrance to the River Dart southeast of Dartmouth; Google has a satellite view. Site open, tower status unknown. Owner: English Heritage. Site manager: Dartmouth Castle. ARLHS ENG-031.
* Kingswear (2): 1981 (station established 1864). Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); directional light, 1.5 s on, 1.5 s off; white light is shown southwestward over the clear channel, green to the right and red to the left. 4 m (13 ft) round cylindrical tower with a conical lantern mounted atop a large rock on the shore; the lights are shown through a rectangular window in the lantern. Trabas has a closeup. The original lighthouse, atop the cliff, was demolished in 1980 because it had become unsafe; it is said that its foundation, weathervane, and entrance gate are preserved on private property. Located on the north side of the entrance to the River Dart at Kingswear, southeast of Dartmouth; Google has a satellite view. Site open, tower closed. Operator/site manager: Dart Harbour and Navigation Authority. ARLHS ENG-311; Admiralty A0236; NGA 0328.
* Berry Head: 1906. Active; focal plane 58 m (191 ft); two white flashes, separated by 2.5 s, every 15 s. 4.5 m (15 ft) round cylindrical lantern attached to a 1-story square equipment building. Buildings painted white. Coast Guard and signal stations are nearby. Trabas has an excellent closeup. The light station actually faces north rather than south, as can be seen in a Google satellite view. In Huelse's historic postcard view, the light is flanked by acetylene tanks that formerly supplied fuel for the light. Celebrated as England's smallest lighthouse (it looks more like 3 m (10 ft) in photos), this is nonetheless considered a major light. Located at the end of Gillard Road in Brixham. Site open, tower closed. Operator/site manager: Trinity House. ARLHS ENG-007; Admiralty A0244; NGA 0344.
* Brixham Breakwater (2): About 1916 (station established 1878). Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); red light, occulting for 3 s every 15 s. Approx. 6 m (20 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Trabas has a good closeup. Located at the end of the breakwater in Brixham; accessible by walking the breakwater. The tower is inconspicuous in a Google satellite view. Operator: Torbay Harbour Marine Services. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS ENG-016; Admiralty A0246; NGA 0348.
* [Phillip Lucette Beacon]: Date unknown. Active; focal plane 4 m (13 ft); red light, occulting once every 6 s. 4 m (13 ft) stone column. Trabas has a photo. Not a lighthouse, but obviously a venerable beacon. Located on the south side of the entrance to the Teign, off Marine Parade in Shaldon. Site open, tower closed. Operator: Teignmouth Harbour Commission. Admiralty A0263; NGA 0400.
* Teignmouth (The Den): 1845. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); continuous red light. 6 m (20 ft) round stone tower, unpainted, with lantern. Trabas has a closeup, and Huelse has a historic postcard view. The lighthouse also functions as the front light of a range; the rear light is mounted on a black post much like a streetlight. Located on the beachfront at Den Point in Teignmouth; the shadow of the tower is seen in a Google satellite view. Site open, tower closed. Operator: Teignmouth Harbour Commission. ARLHS ENG-153; Admiralty A0262; NGA 0392.

Dorset Lighthouses

Portland Breakwater: 1905. Active; focal plane 22 m (71 ft); white flash every 10 s. 22 m (71 ft) hexagonal cast iron skeletal tower with central cylinder, lantern, and gallery, all painted white. Trabas has a closeup photo, and a distant view of the breakwater is available. Information on this historic tower is scarce; it is the only active survivor in England of a type of prefabricated lighthouse that was once quite common. Located at the south end of the detached northeast breakwater of Portland Harbour, one of four segments of breakwater that encircle the harbor. Google has a satellite view. Site and tower closed. Operator: Portland Port, Ltd. ARLHS ENG-344; Admiralty A0314; NGA 0464.
* Anvil Point: 1881. Active; focal plane 45 m (149 ft); white flash every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) round cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with green trim, attached to 1-story keeper's quarters. 250 mm lens in use; the original Fresnel lens is on display at The Science Museum in South Kensington. The fog signal structure in front of the lighthouse is no longer in use, but the keeper's houses are available for overnight accommodations. Trabas has a good photo, another nice closeup photo is available, and Huelse has a historic postcard view. Located atop a cliff in Durlston County Park, at the end of Lighthouse Road about 3 km (2 mi) south of Swanage; Google has a fine satellite view of the station. Site and tower closed, but the lighthouse can easily be viewed from outside the walls of the station. Operator: Trinity House. ARLHS ENG-001; Admiralty A0496; NGA 0544.

Hampshire Lighthouses
* Hurst Point Low (Hurst Castle) (2): 1866 (station established 1786). Inactive since 1911. Circular granite tower built on the walls of Hurst Castle (1544). Located at the end of a narrow spit extending into the Solent south of Keyhaven. Site and castle open (admission fee), towers closed. The castle is accessible by passenger ferry from Keyhaven from April through October, or by a hike of 2.5 km (1.5 mi) across the spit. Owner: English Heritage. Site manager: Hurst Castle. ARLHS ENG-253.
* Hurst Point Low (Hurst Castle) (3): 1911 (station established 1786). Inactive since 1997. Square metal tower with lantern and gallery, built on a square skeletal platform straddling the castle wall. Entire structure painted warship gray. Located at the end of a narrow spit extending into the Solent south of Keyhaven. Site and castle open (admission fee), towers closed. The castle is accessible by passenger ferry from Keyhaven from April through October, or by a hike of 2.5 km (1.5 mi) across the spit. Owner: English Heritage. Site manager: Hurst Castle. ARLHS ENG-058; Admiralty A0538.

No Man's Land Fort: 1866. Active; focal plane 21 m (69 ft); red light, 1 s on, 1 s off. Approx 10 m (33 ft) octagonal tower with gallery attached to 1-story keeper's house, mounted atop the fort. Lantern removed; light displayed from a short mast. No Man's Land Fort is one of four circular, heavily armored stone forts built off Portsmouth between 1860 and 1885. Each of the forts has a light tower. A photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the left side of the Portsmouth entrance channel about 4 km (2.4 mi) south of Southsea. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Operator: unknown. Site manager: private. ARLHS ENG-237; Admiralty A0752; NGA 1032.
[Horse Sand Fort]: 1866. Active; focal plane 21 m (69 ft); green light, 1 s on, 1 s off. Light on a short mast mounted atop the fort. Trabas has a photo and another photo is available. Located on the right side of the Portsmouth entrance channel about 3.5 km (2.1 mi) south of Southsea; Google has a satellite view. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Operator: unknown. Site manager: private. ARLHS ENG-225; Admiralty A0750; NGA 1028.
* Spitbank Fort: 1866. Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); red flash every 5 s. Approx. 7 m (23 ft) red lantern centered on 1-story square service building, mounted atop the fort. Trabas has a good photo. The fort is a privately owned tourist attraction. Starting in June 2006, overnight accommodations have been available. Located in the harbor entrance about 1 km (0.6 mi) off Southsea; Google has a satellite view. Accessible only by boat; restaurant visits with transportation from Portsmouth are available Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday during June, July, and August. Owner: Spitbank Fort. Operator: unknown. ARLHS ENG-260; Admiralty A0688; NGA 0948.
* Southsea Castle: 1828. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); white light, 1 s on, 1 s off; also a directional light for the harbor entrance channel, displaying continuous red, white or green dependng on direction. 10 m (33 ft) round cylindrical stone tower, painted white with a black horizontal band. Trabas has a closeup photo. Built atop the western rampart of the castle, marking the east side of the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour. Google has a satellite view. Site open, tower closed. Operator: unknown. Owner: Portsmouth City Council. Site manager: Southsea Castle. ARLHS ENG-134; Admiralty A0691; NGA 0956.

Isle of Wight Lighthouses
Note: The Isle of Wight is accessible by air or by ferries from Portsmouth, Southampton, or Lymington.
The Needles (2): 1859 (James Walker). Station established 1785. Active; focal plane 24 m (80 ft); white, red, or green light depending on direction, two 2 s occultations every 20 s. 31 m (102 ft) cylindrical granite tower, incorporating keeper's quarters, with lantern and a helipad built above the lantern. Original 2° Fresnel lens remains in use. Tower painted with red and white horizontal bands. Fog horn (two blasts every 30 s). A good closeup is available, Paul Woolrich has a 2006 photo, and Guyomard and Carceller have a fine view from the sea. A 1982 photo shows the lighthouse before the helipad was added, and Huelse has a historic postcard view. This lighthouse marks the southwestern entrance to the Solent, the protected sound behind the Isle of Wight. Located at the rocky western tip of the Isle of Wight, west of Alum Bay; Google has a satellite view. Site and tower closed, but the lighthouse can be seen from overlooks in the nearby Needles Park. Operator: Trinity House. ARLHS ENG-083; Admiralty A0528; NGA 0584.
* St. Catherine's Oratory (The Pepperpot): 1328. Inactive since at least 1547. 11 m (36 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower with a pyramidal top and four buttresses, making the building look remarkably like a rocket built of stone. A portfolio of photos is available. Originally there was a chimney opening at the top of the tower. A fire was maintained on the top floor and could be seen through eight openings. The lighthouse was built by Walter de Godeton, a nearby landowner who was convicted of receiving at least 53 casks of white wine from a ship that had wrecked in the fog on St. Catherine's Point. As punishment, he was ordered to build a lighthouse and an adjoining oratory where priests would say mass for the souls of sailors lost at sea. The lighthouse was apparently in regular operation until Henry VIII closed Catholic religious institutions in 1547. Built atop a high hill, the light had a focal plane of about 240 m (785 ft). Only foundation ruins remain of the oratory. Located near Chale, about 2 km (1.3 mi) north northwest of the St. Catherine's lighthouse (next entry); Google has a satellite view. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS ENG-293.

[St. Helen's Fort]: 1866. Active; focal plane 16 m (53 ft); three white flashes every 10 s. Approx. 7 m (23 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower mounted atop the fort. A photo is available. Located about 1.5 km (1 mile) off St. Helens and 7 km (4.5 mi) south of Southsea. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Operator: unknown. Site manager: private. ARLHS ENG-181; Admiralty A0760; NGA 0944.
* [Egypt Point]: 1897. Inactive since 1989. 7.5 m (25 ft) post light with a square lantern and a circular base. Lantern and base painted white, post red. A closeup of the top of the light is available. It may not be a lighthouse, but this light is very accessible and well known. Located at the northernmost point of the Isle of Wight, on the waterfront in Cowes. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS ENG-180.

Sussex Lighthouses
* Littlehampton East Pier Range Rear (2): Date unknown (station established 1848). Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); light 6 s on, 1.5 s off, showing white over the channel to the south southeast and yellow toward the south southwest. Approx. 7 m (23 ft) concrete tower with four tapering buttresses and a cylindrical lantern. Trabas has a photo. Located near the foot of the pier, at the end of Pier Road, on the Littlehampton waterfront; Google has a satellite view. Site open, tower closed. Operator: Littlehampton Harbour Board. ARLHS ENG-066; Admiralty A0801.1; NGA 1084.
* Shoreham Middle Pier Range Front: Date unknown. Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); white light, 3 s on, 2 s off. 6 m (20 ft) 2-story harbormaster's office with light mounted on the roof. Also on the roof is the fog horn (blast every 20 s) and traffic control lights. Trabas has a closeup photo. Located at the end of the middle pier, inside the inlet at Shoreham-by-Sea, about 8 km (5 mi) west of Brighton; Google has a satellite view. Site open, tower closed. Operator: Shoreham Port Authority. ARLHS ENG-313; Admiralty A0814; NGA 1112.
* Shoreham Middle Pier Range Rear: 1846. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); white flash every 10 s. 12 m (39 ft) round limestone tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse is unpainted gray stone; lantern is black. Trabas has a good photo, and a wintry photo of the beach and lighthouse is available. Lantern reconstructed 1985. An active lifeboat station is adjacent to the lighthouse. Located on Brighton Road (A259) near the base of the middle pier in Shoreham-by-Sea, about 8 km (5 mi) west of Brighton; Google has a satellite view. Site open, tower closed. Operator: Shoreham Port Authority. ARLHS ENG-125; Admiralty A0814.1; NGA 1116.
* Newhaven Breakwater: 1891. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white light, two 1 s occultations every 10 s. 14 m (46 ft) round cylindrical cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). Trabas has a photo, and Jason Ryan also has a good photo. Located at the end of the long breakwater on the west side of the harbor of Newhaven; Google has a satellite view. Accessible by walking the breakwater, which is popular for fishing and sightseeing. Site open, tower closed. Operator: Newhaven Port Authority. ARLHS ENG-086; Admiralty A0830; NGA 1136.
* #Newhaven East Pier (1): 1883. Demolished 2006. 11.5 m (38 ft) square iron skeletal tower with lantern and gallery; watch room enclosed by wood siding. Trabas has a photo. This little lighthouse was demolished in early 2006 and replaced by a modern post light (focal plane 12.5 m (41 ft); green light, 5 s on, 5 s off). Not to be confused with another Newhaven East Pier Light on the Firth of Forth in Edinburgh, Scotland. Located at the end of the east pier of Newhaven. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open. Operator: Newhaven Port Authority. ARLHS ENG-235; Admiralty A0832; NGA 1132.

* Hastings Range Rear: Date unknown. Active; focal plane 55 m (180 ft); continuous red light. 6 m (20 ft) pentagonal wooden tower, painted white; the light is shown through three elliptical windows near the top of the tower. Trabas has a photo. Located on West Hill, off West Hill Road, on the west side of Hastings. Site open, tower closed. Operator: unknown. ARLHS ENG-285; Admiralty A0858.1; NGA 1168.

Kent South Coast Lighthouses
* [Dungeness (3)]: 1792 (Samuel Wyatt). Station established 1615. Inactive since 1904. The 35 m (115 ft) tower, similar in design to Smeaton's Tower at Eddystone, was demolished in 1904, but the keeper's houses survive. No photo available. Dungeness Point is the western entrance to the Strait of Dover; it is a broad wedge of land that continuously extends itself into the Channel, making it necessary from time to time to build new lighthouses closer to the end of the point. Located about 600 m (1/3 mile) west of the point. Site open, buildings closed. Owner/site manager: unknown. ARLHS ENG-343.

Folkestone Pier: 1860. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); two white flashes every 10 s; in fog the characteristic changes to a white flash every 2 s. 13 m (43 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery. Tower unpainted; lantern painted white. Fog horn (four blasts every 60 s). Trabas has an excellent photo, Philip Moore has a view from the sea, and Huelse has a historic postcard view. Located at the end of the New Pier in Folkestone; Google has a satellite view. Site and tower closed (the pier is not open to the public). Operator: unknown. ARLHS ENG-216; Admiralty A0892; NGA 1228.
* Dubris Pharos: Around 130-150 AD. Ruined octagonal flint rubblestone stepped tower built by the Roman government of Britain. An excellent photo is available, and Huelse has a colorized historic postcard view. This is the tallest Roman ruin in Britain and the only substantial Roman lighthouse ruin anywhere. The surviving portion of the tower is 13 m (46 ft) tall and has three stages (storys) and most of a fourth. Scholars believe the tower originally had eight stages and was about 24 m (80 ft) tall. An open fire was displayed from the top to guide ships into the harbor of Dubris, as Dover was called in Roman times. The tower was used as a bell tower in medieval times and as a powder magazine in the sixteenth century. Since the twelfth century the tower has stood within the walls of Dover Castle, adjacent to the Church of St. Mary in Castro. Located on the heights above Dover Harbour; Google has a satellite view. Site open, base of the tower open. Owner/site manager: English Heritage. ARLHS ENG-034.
* Admiralty Pier (3): 1908 (station established 1842). Active; focal plane 21 m (69 ft); white flash every 7.5 s. 22 m (72 ft) round cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Trabas has a photo. This lighthouse replaced a 9 m (30 ft) tower built in 1876. Located at the end of the pier, which extends 1220 m (4000 ft) west to east enclosing the western side of Dover Harbour; Google has a satellite view. Accessible by walking the pier. Site open, tower closed. Operator: Dover Harbour Board. ARLHS ENG-036; Admiralty A0900; NGA 1236.
* Prince of Wales Pier: 1902. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); very quick flashing green light. 14 m (46 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Located at the end of the pier, which separates the outer and inner harbors at Dover. Trabas has a fine photo. Accessible by walking the pier, which is very popular for walking and fishing. Google has a satellite view. Site open, tower closed. Operator: Dover Harbour Board. ARLHS ENG-214; Admiralty A0902; NGA 1268.
Dover Breakwater West End: 1909. Active; focal plane 21 m (69 ft); red light, one 3 s occultation every 30 s. 21 m (70 ft) round cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. This lighthouse and the Admiralty Pier Light bracket the western entrance to Dover Harbour. Trabas has a good photo, and Huelse has a historic postcard view showing the entire breakwater and both lighthouses. Located at the west end of the detached outer breakwater; Google has a satellite view. Site and tower closed. Operator: Dover Harbour Board. ARLHS ENG-294; Admiralty A0924; NGA 1272.
Dover Breakwater Knuckle: 1909. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); four flashes every 10 s, red or white depending on direction. 16 m (52 ft) round cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Trabas has an excellent photo. Located at the south end of the knuckle (bend) of the detached outer breakwater; Google has a satellite view. Site and tower closed. Operator: Dover Harbour Board. ARLHS ENG-286; Admiralty A0926; NGA 1276.
Dover Strait Lightship Lightship Varne: Date unknown (station established 1890). Steel lightship; the light is displayed from a large lantern on a cylindrical mast amidships. Vessel painted red. We do not know the history of this ship, one of the last Trinity House lightships still on station. The ship is unstaffed and operates automatically. A closeup photo is available, and Kent Charter Fishing also has a good photo. Located in the English Channel about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Dover. Accessible only by boat. Site open, vessel closed. Operator: Trinity House. ARLHS ENG-270; Admiralty A0970; NGA 1224.

Information available on lost lighthouses:

Freshwater (1786-after 1900), Isle of Wight. ARLHS ENG-295.

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