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Portland Bill Lighthouse
Lighthouse on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Portland Lighthouse.
Portland Bill Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse at Portland Bill, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The lighthouse and its boundary walls are Grade II Listed.[2]
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Location | Portland Bill Isle of Portland Dorset England |
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OS grid | SY6773768376 |
Coordinates | 50.514155°N 2.456383°W / 50.514155; -2.456383 |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1903-05 |
Construction | sandstone tower |
Automated | 1996 |
Height | 41 metres (135 ft) |
Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower with a red horizontal band, white lantern |
Operator | The Crown Estate[1] |
Heritage | Grade II listed building ![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1906 |
Focal height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
Lens | 1st order catadioptric rotating (original), LED lantern (current) |
Intensity | 635,000 candela ![]() |
Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (4) W 20s. |
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As Portland Bill's largest and most recent lighthouse, the Trinity House operated Portland Bill Lighthouse is distinctively white and red striped, standing at a height of 41 metres (135 ft). It was completed by 1906 and first shone out on 11 January 1906.[3] The lighthouse guides passing vessels through the hazardous waters surrounding the Bill, while also acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel.[4]