Lighthouses · South West England
Bull Point Lighthouse
Bull Point Lighthouse — lighthouse in Devon, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bull Point Lighthouse is a working or historic lighthouse on the United Kingdom coast. Records date its origin to 1879. Managed by Trinity House. Wikidata describes it as: "lighthouse in Devon, England". Coordinates: 51.1992°, -4.2011°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Devon
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bull Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Bull Point, about one mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Mortehoe, on the northern coast of Devon, England. The lighthouse provides a visual aid to the villages of Mortehoe, Woolacombe and Ilfracombe, and warns of the inhospitable and rocky coast that lines the area.
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Background
Description
The original lighthouse was constructed in 1879 after a group of local "clergy, ship-owners, merchants and landowners" appealed to Trinity House for one. It was built on Bull Point, though the Maritime Corporations of the Bristol Channel seaboard had lobbied strongly for it to be placed offshore on the Morte Stone (a local hazard to shipping). it was topped by a large cylindrical lantern to give a total height of 55 ft. was an early example of the application of group-flashing lens technology (introduced by Dr John Hopkinson of Chance Brothers in 1874). Rotated by a weight-driven clockwork, it displayed three white flashes every half minute at an elevation of 154 ft above mean high water…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.1992, -4.2011
- County
- Devon
- District
- North Devon
- Parish
- Mortehoe
- Postcode
- EX34 7EL
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Devon
- Established
- 1879
Sources
- wikidata: Q2752905 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bull Point Lighthouse (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bull Point lighthouse-1.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bull Point Lighthouse?
- Bull Point Lighthouse is in Devon, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode EX34 7EL), in the parish of Mortehoe.
- When was Bull Point Lighthouse built?
- Built or established in 1879.
- Who runs Bull Point Lighthouse?
- Bull Point Lighthouse is operated by Trinity House.
- Is Bull Point Lighthouse a protected site?
- Yes — Bull Point Lighthouse is part of the North Devon National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Bull Point Lighthouse free to visit?
- Yes, Bull Point Lighthouse is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bull Point Lighthouse?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EX34 7EL. It sits within the North Devon parliamentary constituency.