Round Island Light

Round Island Lighthouse, in the was designed by William Tregarthen Douglass for Trinity House and completed in 1887. At the time of building it was one of three lights in the Isles of Scilly, the others being the and .
Wikipedia
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  • Lighthouse
  • …lies at an elevation of 59 feet (18 metres)
  • Description: lighthouse in Tresco, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as
    “Round Island (Scilly) Lighthouse”
    “Round Island Light, Isles of Scilly”
    “Round Island Lighthouse”
    “Round Island Lighthouse And Attached House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Helen’s and Teän.
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St Helen's is one of the fifty or so uninhabited…
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is an uninhabited island to the north of the…
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is an island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piper’s Hole and Lower Town.
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Piper's Hole is a sea cave located on , an island of the .
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is the westernmost settlement on the island…
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is a coastal settlement on the island of in the , .

Round Island Light

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Latitude
49.97898° or 49° 58′ 44″ north
Longitude
-6.3231° or 6° 19′ 23″ west
Open location code
8CXMXMHG+HQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 311312411
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
11549520
Wiki­data ID
Q26513741

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Round Island Light” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “朗德岛灯塔”
  • Dutch: “Round Island Light”
  • French: “phare de Round Island”
  • French: “Phare de Round Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Round Island Light i Scillyøyane”
  • Polish: “Latarnia morska Round Island”
  • Russian: “Маяк Раунд-Айленд”

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