
Lighthouses on Lundy
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The isle of Lundy has three lighthouses: a pair of active lights built in 1897 and an older lighthouse dating from 1797.
Location | Lundy, United Kingdom ![]() |
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Lundy Old Light ![]() ![]() | |
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Coordinates | 51°10′02″N 4°40′24″W |
Constructed | 1820 ![]() |
Designed by | Daniel Asher Alexander ![]() |
Construction | stone ![]() |
Height | 29 m (95 ft) ![]() |
Operator | Trinity House (–1897) ![]() |
Heritage | Grade II* listed building, scheduled monument ![]() |
Deactivated | 1897 ![]() |
Focal height | 164 m (538 ft) ![]() |
Lundy North Lighthouse ![]() ![]() | |
![]() Lundy North lighthouse, with 1990s solar panels and optic on top of the old tannoy stack. | |
Coordinates | 51°12′06″N 4°40′38″W |
Constructed | 1897 ![]() |
Construction | brick ![]() |
Automated | 1985, 1976 ![]() |
Height | 17 m (56 ft) ![]() |
Shape | cylinder ![]() |
Markings | white ![]() |
Operator | Trinity House ![]() |
Heritage | Grade II listed building ![]() |
Focal height | 48 m (157 ft) ![]() |
Lens | first order Fresnel lens (1897–1971), fourth order Fresnel lens (1971–1991) ![]() |
Intensity | 16,154 candela ![]() |
Range | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | Fl W 15s ![]() |
Lundy South Lighthouse ![]() ![]() | |
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Coordinates | 51°09′43″N 4°39′21″W |
Constructed | 1897 ![]() |
Construction | brick ![]() |
Automated | 1985 ![]() |
Height | 16 m (52 ft) ![]() |
Shape | cylinder ![]() |
Markings | white ![]() |
Operator | Trinity House ![]() |
Heritage | Grade II listed building ![]() |
Focal height | 53 m (174 ft) ![]() |
Lens | first order Fresnel lens (1897–1962), fourth order Fresnel lens (1962–1994) ![]() |
Intensity | 13,000 candela ![]() |
Range | 15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | Fl W 5s ![]() |
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