West Blockhouse Point Beacons
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Location | West Blockhouse Point, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom ![]() |
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Coordinates | 51°41′18″N 5°09′33″W / 51.6884°N 5.1592°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1957 ![]() |
Construction | three reinforced octagonal concrete towers with cantilevered octagonal platform |
Height | 14 m (46 ft) ![]() |
Operator | Milford Haven Port Authority ![]() |
Light | |
Automated | 1957 ![]() |
West light ![]() | |
Height | 35 ft (11 m) ![]() |
Focal height | 53 m (174 ft) ![]() |
Range | 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | F R ![]() |
Centre light ![]() | |
Focal height | 54 m (177 ft) ![]() |
Range | 13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | F W ![]() |
East light ![]() | |
Height | 49 ft (15 m) ![]() |
Focal height | 53 m (174 ft) ![]() |
Range | 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | F R ![]() |
The West Blockhouse Point Beacons are three leading light beacons, they perform the same function as a lighthouse and are situated on the promontory to the west side of the entrance to Milford Haven, and lie about a mile north-east of in Pembrokeshire, Wales.[1][2] They consist of three octagonal reinforced-concrete towers of 30 feet (9.1 m), 37 feet (11 m) and 46 feet (14 m) in height, with sides 1.5 feet (0.46 m) in width,[1] surmounted by cantilevered octagonal concrete platforms on which stand sealed-beam lights. The lights are accessed by ladders which extend up the columns through an opening in the platform. Each column carries a steel daymark painted black and white.[1]
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There is also a leading light beacon on the cliff below West Blockhouse Fort, set up by Trinity House engineers in 1957. This has a second-hand round metal lantern (ex Rame Head) which is 2 feet 7 inches (0.79 m) in diameter, supported on a bolted iron pedestal, standing on a concrete platform cantilevered from the cliffs and reached by a steeply descending flight of steps.[1]
The beacons are operated by the and are approached via Dale then the road to St Ann's Head, turning left into Maryborough Farm Road, and then taking a right turn.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Hague, D. B., Lighthouses of Wales, Their Architecture and Archaeology, edited by Hughes, S., Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, 1994, ISBN 1-871184-08-8
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ Denton, A., & Leach, N., Lighthouses of Wales, Landmark Publishing Ltd., 2008, ISBN 978-1-84306-459-6
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