Longships Lighthouse
Longships Lighthouse is an active 19th-century lighthouse about 1.25 mi off the coast of Land's End in Cornwall, England. It is the second lighthouse to be built on Carn Bras, the highest of the Longships islets which rises 39 feet above high water level.Photo: Sheila Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Matteosoldati, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Cornwall, England
- Also known as: “Longships”
Photo: Vijayr02, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include First And Last House and Maen Castle.
First And Last House
Photo: Kmtextor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
First And Last House is situated 1½ miles east of Longships Lighthouse.
Maen Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maen Castle is an Iron Age promontory fort or 'cliff castle' close to Land's End in Cornwall. Maen Castle is situated 2 miles east of Longships Lighthouse.
The Round House
Art gallery
Photo: Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Round House is an art gallery, which is situated 2 miles east of Longships Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Land’s End and Sennen.
Land’s End
Land's End is the most southwesterly point in Britain and part of West Cornwall in the South West. It is not a town or village but rather a former small holding which is well known for being the starting/ending point for the Land's End to John o'Groats journey.
Sennen
Village
Photo: David Long, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sennen is a coastal civil parish and a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Sennen village is situated approximately eight miles west-southwest of Penzance. Sennen is situated 2½ miles east of Longships Lighthouse.
Longships Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sennen, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.06687° or 50° 4′ 1″ northLongitude
-5.74686° or 5° 44′ 49″ westHeight
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
9C2P3783+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 887686627OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q3739790
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Longships Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Maják Longships”
- French: “phare de Longships”
- French: “Phare de Longships”
- German: “Longships Lighthouse”
- Italian: “Faro di Longships”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska Longships”
- Russian: “Лонгшипский маяк”
- Spanish: “Faro Longships”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carn Bras and Meinek.
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