Hilbre Island Lighthouse
| Hilbre Island Lighthouse | |||
| Hilbre Island | |||
 Hilbre Island Light | |||
| Location | |||
| Grid reference: | SJ18388807 | ||
| Location: | 53°22’59"N, 3°13’43"W | ||
| Characteristics | |||
| Height: | 10 feet | ||
| Tower shape: | Square tower with solar panel and light | ||
| Tower marking: | White tower | ||
| Light: | Red flash every 3 seconds | ||
| Intensity: | 71 candela | ||
| Focal height: | 46 feet | ||
| Range: | 5 nautical miles | ||
| History | |||
| Built 1927 | |||
| First lit: | 1927 | ||
| Information | |||
| Owned by: | Trinity House | ||
Hilbre Island Lighthouse stands on Hilbre Island, off the end of the Wirral peninsula of Cheshire. It acts as a port landmark for the Hilbre swash in the River Dee estuary.
The light was established in 1927 by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Authority, but it has been operated by Trinity House since 1973. It was converted from acetylene gas to solar-power operation in 1995.[1]
The lighthouse, which is ten feet tall, has a light that is 46 feet above mean high water and a range of 5 nautical miles.[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Hilbre Island Lighthouse) |
- Hilbre Island Lighthouse: Trinity House
References
- ↑ "Hilbre Island Lighthouse". Trinity House. http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses/lighthouse_list/hilbre_island.html.
- ↑ "Trinity House Hilbre Island". Corporation of Trinity House. 2014. http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses/lighthouse_list/hilbre_island.html.
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