Lundy Old Light
The isle of Lundy has three lighthouses: a pair of active lights built in 1897 and a preserved older lighthouse dating from 1819. The old lighthouse is a Grade II* listed building and the tower is a scheduled monument.Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse on Lundy
- Also known as: “Old Light”, “Old Light Lighthouse, Lundy”, “The Old Light, Lundy”, and “The Old Lighthouse, Lundy”
Photo: Shaun Wallin, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Shaun Wallin, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lundy and St Helen’s Church.
Lundy
Photo: nickstenning, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lundy is an island 3 miles long and ½ mile wide off the coast of North Devon in the south west of the United Kingdom, where the Bristol Channel meets the Atlantic Ocean.
St Helen’s Church
Church
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Helen's Church, also often incorrectly known as Saint Helena's Church, is an Anglican parish church on the 445 ha island of Lundy, lying at the mouth of the Bristol Channel, 19 km off the north coast, and part of the county, of Devon in England. St Helen’s Church is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Lundy Old Light.
Lundy South Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The isle of Lundy has three lighthouses: a pair of active lights built in 1897 and a preserved older lighthouse dating from 1819. The old lighthouse is a Grade II* listed building and the tower is a scheduled monument. Lundy South Lighthouse is situated 1 mile southeast of Lundy Old Light.
Lundy Old Light
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Torridge District, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.16726° or 51° 10′ 2″ northLongitude
-4.67326° or 4° 40′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C3Q588G+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 34185231OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q17536768
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Lundy Old Light” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Oude vuurtoren van Lundy”
- French: “phare de Lundy”
- French: “Phare de Lundy”
- Welsh: “Hen oleudy Ynys Wair”
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Highlights include Beacon Hill Cemetery and Parson’s Well.
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