Dungeness Old Lighthouse
Dungeness Old Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Lydd, Shepway District, England. Dungeness Old Lighthouse is situated nearby to Dungeness railway station, as well as near the art gallery The Gallery.Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse built 1904
- Also known as: “Dungeness Lighthouse” and “The Old Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dungeness Lighthouse and Prospect Cottage.
Dungeness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Dungeness Lighthouse is situated 1,400 feet east of Dungeness Old 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 3,500 feet northeast of Dungeness Old 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 Old 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 Old Lighthouse.
Dungeness Old Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse and tourism
- Location: Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.91375° or 50° 54′ 50″ northLongitude
0.96971° or 0° 58′ 11″ eastHeight
143 feet (44 metres)Open location code
9F22WX79+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 330968733OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q26543919
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In Other Languages
“Dungeness Old Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Dungeness”
- French: “Phare de Dungeness”
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