Dungeness Lighthouse
Dungeness Lighthouse on the Dungeness Headland started operation on 20 November 1961. Its construction was prompted by the building of Dungeness nuclear power station, which obscured the light of its predecessor which, though decommissioned, remains standing.Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse built 1961
- Historically known as: “Dungeness Low Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dungeness Old Lighthouse and Prospect Cottage.
Dungeness Old Lighthouse
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dungeness Old Lighthouse is situated 1,400 feet west of Dungeness Lighthouse.
Prospect Cottage
House
Photo: Jasper33, Public domain.
Prospect Cottage is a house on the coast in Dungeness, Kent. Originally a Victorian fisherman's hut, the house was purchased by director and artist Derek Jarman in 1987, and was his home until his death in 1994. Prospect Cottage is situated 3,300 feet north of Dungeness Lighthouse.
Dungeness Lifeboat Station
Building
Dungeness Lifeboat Station is located on Dungeness Road, about 3.5 miles south-east of the town of Lydd, on the cuspate foreland of Dungeness, on the Kent coast. Dungeness Lifeboat Station is situated 1 mile north of Dungeness Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dungeness and Lydd-on-Sea.
Dungeness
Village
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dungeness is a headland on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland. It shelters a large area of low-lying land, Romney Marsh.
Lydd-on-Sea
Village
Photo: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lydd is a town and electoral ward in Kent, England, lying on Romney Marsh. It is one of the larger settlements on the marsh, and the most southerly town in Kent.
Lade
Suburb
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lydd is a town and electoral ward in Kent, England, lying on Romney Marsh. It is one of the larger settlements on the marsh, and the most southerly town in Kent. Lade is situated 2½ miles north of Dungeness Lighthouse.
Dungeness Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.91344° or 50° 54′ 48″ northLongitude
0.97594° or 0° 58′ 33″ eastElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Height
141 feet (43 metres)Operator
Trinity HouseOpen location code
9F22WX7G+99OpenStreetMap ID
node 330968736OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Dungeness Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Dungeness Lighthouse”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Dungeness”
- French: “phare de Dungeness”
- French: “Phare de Dungeness”
- Italian: “Faro di Dungeness”
- Welsh: “Goleudy Dungeness”
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