Lighthouses

Whitby Lighthouse protected the busy Whitby harbour. The harbour at Whitby is still the base for the town’s fishing fleet Read more…

The most famous lighthouse in the British Isles is probably the Eddystone, built on a small and very dangerous rock Read more…

For over 200 years the Smalls Lighthouse has been acting as a guide and hazard warning to passing ships. John Read more…

Off the coast of Northumberland lies a little archipelago of islands which takes it name from Farne, the largest and Read more…

Tater Du Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in 1965 as an automatic installation. It marks a headland on the Read more…

Smeaton’s Tower is the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse built in 1759. It marked a major step forward in Read more…

Beachy Head is sited about 165 metres seawards from the base of the cliffs. It is said that as early Read more…

Strumble Head Lighthouse stands imposingly on Ynysmeicl (St. Michael’s Island), an islet to the west of Fishguard, separated from the Read more…

St Tudwal’s Lighthouse is situated on the small island of St Tudwal, Gwynedd. Read more…

Trevose Head lighthouse’s light is situated on the northwest extremity of the head, with gigantic cliffs of grey granite rising Read more…

Bull Point lighthouse gives a guide to vessels navigating off the North Devon coast with a red sector light marking Read more…

Now just an empty shell not used since it was closed down in October 1986. Spurn Head has had many Read more…