Souter Lighthouse
Souter Lighthouse is a lighthouse located to the North of Whitburn, South Tyneside, England. Souter Point was the first lighthouse in the world to be actually designed and built specifically to use alternating electric current, the most advanced lighthouse technology of its day.Photo: Glenn Scott, Public domain.
Photo: Ashley Lightfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: lighthouse
- Also known as: “Souter” and “Souter Point Lighthouse And Attached Buildings 25877;”
- Historically known as: “Souter Point Light”
- Postal code: SR6 7NH
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marsden lime kilns and Marsden Rock.
Marsden lime kilns
Building
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marsden lime kilns is a building, which is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Souter Lighthouse.
Marsden Rock
Photo: Susan McGinty, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marsden Rock is a rock in Tyne and Wear, North East England, situated in Marsden, South Shields. It is overlooked by the Marsden Grotto. The rock is a 90 feet sea stack of Magnesian Limestone which lies approximately 300 feet off the main cliff face.
Marsden Grotto
Restaurant
Photo: PaulLomax, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Marsden Grotto, locally known as The Grotto, is a gastropub located on the coast at Marsden in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England. It is partly dug into the cliff face and fronted with a more conventional building opening onto the beach. Marsden Grotto is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Souter Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitburn and Cleadon.
Whitburn
Village
Photo: peter robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitburn is a village in South Tyneside, in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear on the coast of North East England. It is located 3 miles north of the city of Sunderland and 4 miles south of the town of South Shields.
Cleadon
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cleadon is a suburban village in South Tyneside in the North East of England. Prior to the creation of Tyne and Wear in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, the village was part of the historic County Durham. Cleadon is situated 2 miles southwest of Souter Lighthouse.
Harton
Suburb
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harton is a suburban area of South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It was historically a village, however as the urban area grew it merged with its adjacent villages to become part of the town. Harton is situated 2 miles west of Souter Lighthouse.
Souter Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: South Tyneside, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.97044° or 54° 58′ 14″ northLongitude
-1.36444° or 1° 21′ 52″ westElevation
89 feet (27 metres)Operator
National TrustOpen location code
9C6WXJCP+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 236136498OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Souter Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “苏特灯塔”
- French: “phare de Souter”
- French: “Phare de Souter”
- Japanese: “スーター灯台”
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