Dungeness Lighthouse
The current (1961) lighthouse | |
| Location | Dungeness Kent England |
|---|---|
| OS grid | TR0929316882 |
| Coordinates | 50°54′48.5″N 0°58′33.6″E / 50.913472°N 0.976000°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1615 (first) 1635 (second) 1792 (third) 1904 (fourth) |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Automated | 1991 |
| Height | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower flared at the top with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | tower with black and white bands, white lantern |
| Operator | Trinity House |
| Heritage | Grade II* listed building |
| Fog signal | 1 blast every 30s. |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1961 (current) |
| Focal height | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Lens | 4th order catadioptric four panel rotating |
| Intensity | 134,000 Candela |
| Range | 21 nmi (39 km) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
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Dungeness Lighthouse on the Dungeness Headland started operation on 20 November 1961. Its construction was prompted by the building of Dungeness nuclear power station, which obscured the light of its predecessor (dating from 1904) which, though decommissioned, remains standing. The new lighthouse (the fifth on the site) 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.