Start Point Lighthouse
Start Point lighthouse was built in 1836 to protect shipping off Start Point, Devon, England. Open to the public in summer months, it is owned and operated by Trinity House. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lannacombe Beach.
Lannacombe Beach
Beach
Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lannacombe Beach is situated 1½ miles west of Start Point Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prawle Point and Kingsbridge Estuary.
Prawle Point
Locality
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prawle Point is a coastal headland in south Devon, England. It is the southernmost point of Devon. Just to the west is Elender Cove, and further west are Gammons Head Beach, also known as Maceley Cove, and Gammon Head. Prawle Point is situated 4 miles west of Start Point Lighthouse.
Kingsbridge Estuary
Locality
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Kingsbridge Estuary in the South Hams area of Devon, England, runs from Kingsbridge in the north to its mouth at the English Channel near Salcombe and lies between Bolt Head and Sharpitor to the west and Portlemouth Down to the east. Kingsbridge Estuary is situated 6 miles west of Start Point Lighthouse.
Victoria Quay
Locality
Photo: John Lucas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Victoria Quay is a locality, which is situated 6 miles west of Start Point Lighthouse.
Start Point Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Stokenham, South Hams, Devon, England, UK
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stokenham, South Hams District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.22248° or 50° 13′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.64229° or 3° 38′ 32″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Open location code
9C2R69C5+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 6518689372OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11102899Wikidata ID
Q2752623
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Start Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Start Point”
- French: “phare de Start Point”
- French: “Phare de Start Point”
- German: “Start Point Lighthouse”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska Start Point”
- Russian: “Маяк Старт-Пойнт”
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