Lighthouses · Yorkshire & the Humber
Killingholme High Lighthouse
Killingholme High Lighthouse — lighthouse in South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Habrough · 5.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Killingholme High Lighthouse is a working or historic lighthouse on the United Kingdom coast. Records date its origin to 1876. Constructed primarily of brick. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Managed by Port of Immingham. Wikidata describes it as: "lighthouse in South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.6472°, -0.2188°.
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Heritage listing
Details HUMBERSIDE GLANFORD 5264 TA 11 NE SOUTH KILLINGHOLME TA 178 182 11/71 Killingholme High Lighthouse GV II Lighthouse. Established 1831, rebuilt 1876-7 for Trinity House. Brick, rendered and colourwashed. 6-storey tapered round tower, 30 metres high. Recessed plain door under timber lintel. Two recessed louvred openings to ground floor, two or three 12-pane sashes to 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th floors with projecting cills and recessed lintels. Moulded cornice supports balcony to top floor with plain iron railings. Top floor has plinth, incised band below cillband, wide east-facing window with vertical glazing bars. Ribbed dome with scalloped eaves, capped with cylindrical ventilator and weathervane. Stack rising from south side has stepped cornice and four cylindrical pots. Plaque on north side inscribed: THIS LIGHT HOUSE WAS ENLARGED AND REBUILT BY THE TRINITY HOUSE OF KINGSTON UPON HULL 1877 JOHN WILSON (WARDENS GEORGE HARRISON ( THE ONE AT S.E. WAS ERECTED IN 1836 WILLM COLLINSON (WARDENS GEORGE NALL ( AND THE ONE AT THE N.E. IN 1851 JOHN SUGDEN (WARDENS HUNTER ESTILL ( Lighthouse, no longer manned, is used in conjunction with the nearby Killingholme South Low Lighthouse to guide shipping in the Humber, and in the C19 was a link in the Hull Telegraph. D. Jackson, Lighthouses of England and Wales, 1975, 104-5. Listing NGR: TA1783418214 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 165871 Legacy System: LBS
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Humber Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Killingholme High Lighthouse is a Victorian lighthouse located in South Killingholme, Yorkshire, with the postcode DN40. Established in 1876, it is a Grade II listed building and is operated by the Port of Immingham. The lighthouse is part of the Humber Estuary, designated as both a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a RAMSAR site.
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- Coordinates
- 53.6472, -0.2188
- District
- North Lincolnshire
- Parish
- South Killingholme
- Postcode
- DN40 3ED
- Parliamentary constituency
- Brigg and Immingham
- Established
- 1876
- Nearest railway station
- Habrough — 5.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q26397716 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Killingholme High Light (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Killingholme high light - geograph.org.uk - 475612.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Killingholme High Lighthouse?
- Killingholme High Lighthouse is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode DN40 3ED), in the parish of South Killingholme.
- When was Killingholme High Lighthouse built?
- Built or established in 1876.
- Who runs Killingholme High Lighthouse?
- Killingholme High Lighthouse is operated by Port of Immingham.
- Is Killingholme High Lighthouse a listed building?
- Killingholme High Lighthouse is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Killingholme High Lighthouse a protected site?
- Yes — Killingholme High Lighthouse is part of the Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Humber Estuary Ramsar wetland.
- Is Killingholme High Lighthouse free to visit?
- Yes, Killingholme High Lighthouse is free to enter.