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Name: Point of Ayre Minor Light

Also known as: Point of Ayre Low Light

Also known as: Winkie

Nearest Town or City:
Douglas, United Kingdom

Location: Northern tip of Isle of Man, off southern coast of Scotland.


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Photo: Fred Fox

Managing Organization:
Northern Lighthouse Board

Website: http://www.nlb.org.uk/ourlights/history/winkie.htm

Tower Height: 33

Height of Focal Plane: 33

Characteristic and Range: White flash every 3 seconds.

Description of Tower: Octagonal tower, red upper portion and white lower portion. (Upper half is cast iron; lower half is concrete.)

This light is operational

Date Established: 1891

Date Present Tower Built: 1891

Tower Moved?
1950

Date Automated: 1993

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? No.

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