![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Tater-du_Lighthouse_%25289336281426%2529.jpg/640px-Tater-du_Lighthouse_%25289336281426%2529.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Tater Du Lighthouse
Lighthouse / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tater Du Lighthouse is Cornwall's most recently built lighthouse. The construction of the lighthouse came out of the tragedy of losing a small Spanish coaster called the Juan Ferrer on 23 October 1963, on the nearby Boscawen Point, the vessel capsized with the loss of 11 lives.[2] After the tragedy the Newlyn and Mousehole Fishermen's Association put pressure on Trinity House for a lighthouse to be built, stating that similar tragedies could happen again. The lighthouse, built with concrete blocks, was first lit in July 1965.[3]
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
![]() Tater Du Lighthouse in 2013 | |
![]() | |
Location | Penzance Cornwall England |
---|---|
Coordinates | 50.052394°N 5.577372°W / 50.052394; -5.577372 |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1965 |
Construction | concrete block tower |
Automated | 1965 |
Height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower and lantern |
Operator | Trinity House |
Light | |
Focal height | 34 metres (112 ft) |
Lens | 4th Order 250Mm Rotating Catadioptric Optic (1965-2022) |
Light source | LED |
Intensity | 96,000 candela[1] |
Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (3) W 15s. |
Close