Managing Organization:
Trinity House
Website: http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/interactive/gallery/coquet.html
Notes:
The first keeper of Coquet lighthouse was William Darling, older brother of the famous heroine Grace Darling.
Description of Tower: Square sandstone tower, upper part white.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1841
Date Present Tower Built: 1841
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public? No.
Directions:
For information on puffin-watching cruises to Coquet Island, contact Dave Gray Boat Trips, 2 Broomhill, Amble-by-the-Sea, Morpeth. Telephone: 01665 711975
Keepers: William Darling (1841-?)
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