Godrevy Lighthouse
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N 50° 14.550 W 005° 24.010
30U E 328862 N 5568349
Godrevy Lighthouse
Waymark Code: WM2EY5
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/22/2007
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Godrevy Lighthouse is located on Godrevy Island in St Ives Bay just off the North Cornish coast
The Island is not accessable so the image was taken from the Knavocks Trigpoint at long range.
Work started on construction of a light on the island in 1858, with the light first operating in March 1859.
The lighthouse is a white octagonal tower, 86 feet high, made of rubble stone, bedded in mortar.
The original light was a revolving white one, with a fixed red below the main light, which could be seen over a 44 degree arc when a ship was in danger of the reef. The red sector is now covered by a red sector in the main light itself.
At first the light was manned by two men at a time, but problems with the relief, led to this being increased to 3 in 1925, but by 1934 the lighthouse was made automatic and ceased to be manned and is now maintained by helicopter visits
The fog signal has now been discontinued, and the light flashes white/red every 10 seconds, with the red sector only being visible in the arc of danger from the reef. The range of the light is 12 miles
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Front Range Light
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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