South Foreland Upper Lighthouse
South Foreland Upper Lighthouse is a lighthouse in St Margaret’s at Cliffe, Dover District, England. South Foreland Upper Lighthouse is situated nearby to Fan Bay Deep Shelter, as well as near the hamlet West Cliffe.Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: grade II listed lighthouse at St. Margaret’s Bay, Dover, Kent, England, UK
- Also known as: “South Foreland”, “South Foreland High Light”, and “South Foreland Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Foreland Lower Lighthouse and Fan Bay Deep Shelter.
South Foreland Lower Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The South Foreland Lighthouses are a pair of Victorian lighthouses on the South Foreland in St. Margaret's Bay, Dover, Kent, England, used to warn ships approaching the nearby Goodwin Sands. South Foreland Lower Lighthouse is situated 1,100 feet east of South Foreland Upper Lighthouse.
Fan Bay Deep Shelter
Photo: Inklin235, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fan Bay Deep Shelter is a series of tunnels constructed during World War II as accommodation for Fan Bay Battery artillery battery, 23 metres down in the White Cliffs of Dover at Fan Bay near the Port of Dover. Fan Bay Deep Shelter is situated 2,800 feet southwest of South Foreland Upper Lighthouse.
Church of St Margaret
Church
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
Church of St Margaret is situated 1 mile north of South Foreland Upper Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Cliffe and East Langdon.
West Cliffe
Hamlet
Photo: Nick Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Cliffe or Westcliffe is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St. Margaret's At Cliffe, in the Dover district, in east Kent, England, near Dover. In 1931 the parish had a population of 88.
East Langdon
Hamlet
Photo: Rosie Burnham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Langdon is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Langdon, in the Dover district of Kent, England. It is 3 miles northeast from Dover town. East Langdon is situated 2½ miles northwest of South Foreland Upper Lighthouse.
Martin Mill
Hamlet
Photo: Rosie Burnham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Martin Mill is a village in east Kent, England. It takes its name from the nearby village of Martin. Martin Mill railway station is on the Dover to Deal railway line. Martin Mill is situated 2½ miles northwest of South Foreland Upper Lighthouse.
South Foreland Upper Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: St Margaret’s at Cliffe, Dover District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.14036° or 51° 8′ 25″ northLongitude
1.37114° or 1° 22′ 16″ eastElevation
325 feet (99 metres)Levels
4Operator
National TrustOpen location code
9F3349RC+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 223416855OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11153492Wikidata ID
Q386221
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“South Foreland Upper Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “South Foreland Lighthouse”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van South Foreland”
- French: “phare de South Foreland”
- French: “Phare de South Foreland”
- German: “South Foreland Upper Lighthouse”
- Greek: “Φάρος του Σάουθ Φόρλαντ”
- Italian: “Fari di South Foreland”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fan Bay and Nelson Park.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as National Trust South Foreland Lighthouse and National Trust Mrs. Knott’s Tea Room.
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