Flat Holm Lighthouse

Flat Holm Lighthouse is 30 m high and 50 m above mean high water. It has a 100 watt lamp that flashes three times every ten seconds, and is red from 106° to 140°; white to 151°; red to 203°; white to 106°.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse, Grade II listed building in City and County of Cardiff. Wales; situated on a small promontory at the SE corner of the island, within the bank-and ditch enclosure of the 1869 fort
  • Also known as: “Flatholm Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Flat Holm and Isolation Hospital.

Island
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is a island lying in the…

Ruins
Photo: Morag Sinton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruins, which is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Flat Holm Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lavernock and Cog.

Hamlet
Photo: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0.
is a hamlet in the … is situated 3 miles northwest of Flat Holm Lighthouse.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ miles northwest of Flat Holm Lighthouse.

Photo: ben salter, CC BY 2.0.
is a village in the community of and…

Flat Holm Lighthouse

Latitude
51.37566° or 51° 22′ 32″ north
Longitude
-3.11869° or 3° 7′ 7″ west
Open location code
9C3R9VGJ+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138650440
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q3739781
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Flat Holm Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Flat Holm”
  • French: “phare de Flat Holm”
  • French: “Phare de Flat Holm”
  • Italian: “Faro di Flatholm”
  • Polish: “Latarnia morska Flatholm”
  • Welsh: “goleudy Ynys Echni”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Victorian Water Catchment and Secure Store.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Lighthouse Battery and The Barracks.

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