Managing Organization:
Trinity House
Website: http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/html/tlh34.htm
Tower Height: 49
Height of Focal Plane: 220
Characteristic and Range: Four white flashes every 15 seconds, visible for 18 nautical miles.
Description of Tower: Round white tower attached to living quarters.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1900
Date Present Tower Built: 1900
Date Automated: 1993
Optics: First order dioptric apparatus
Current Use: Active aid to navigation, overnight accommodations.
Open To Public? Accommodations and grounds.
Keepers: Norman Grindle (?-1993).
Nearby Lodging: There are five cottages, each sleeping two people, available for overnight stays at the lighthouse. For information call the National Trust Holiday Booking Office at 01225 791199 or see www.nationaltrustcottages.co.uk/nt.asp?p=79&c=16
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