St Agnes Lighthouse

St Agnes lighthouse is a 17th-century lighthouse situated on on the . It was the second to be built in the western approaches; it was also only the second lighthouse station to be established by Trinity House.
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Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Harry Legg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Also known as: “St Agnes lighthouse” and “St. Agnes Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Agnes’ Church, St Agnes and Gugh.

Church
Photo: Andrewrabbott, Public domain.
St Agnes is the southernmost populated island of the . Thus the island's Troy Town Farm is the southernmost settlement in the . is situated 960 feet west of St Agnes Lighthouse.

Island
Photo: Jo Dickson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
could be described as the sixth inhabited island of the , but is usually included with with which it is joined by a sandy tombolo known as "The Bar" when exposed at low tide.

Islet
Photo: David Lally, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small, uninhabited island in the , , . It is covered in thrift and long grasses. and is linked to the island of at low tide.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middle Town and Bartholomew Ledges Wreck.

Hamlet
is a small settlement on the island of . It includes the island's primary school, post office and general store, and the old lighthouse.

Locality
The is a wreck found in the late 1970s at St Mary's Sound, is believed to be that of a mid-sixteenth to early seventeenth century armed cargo vessel.

Town
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is the largest settlement on the and its administrative centre. The town is in the west of the isle of , the largest and most populous island in the archipelago; it is on a narrow isthmus which joins the peninsula known as the Garrison with the rest of the island. is situated 2 miles northeast of St Agnes Lighthouse.

St Agnes Lighthouse

Latitude
49.89251° or 49° 53′ 33″ north
Longitude
-6.3455° or 6° 20′ 44″ west
Height
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
8CXMVMV3+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 347556590
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
13100070
Wiki­data ID
Q3739817
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In Other Languages

From French to Italian—“St Agnes Lighthouse” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Downs and Lower Town.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as The Five Islands Academy: St Agnes Base and Middle Town St.Agnes Substation.

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