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Killingholme North Low Lighthouse

Killingholme North Low Lighthouse — lighthouse in South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, UK.

Killingholme North Low Lighthouse, lighthouses in Yorkshire & the Humber

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station
Habrough · 5.8 km
  • Free entry
  • Family-friendly
  • Dog-friendly

About

Killingholme North Low Lighthouse is a working or historic lighthouse on the United Kingdom coast. Records date its origin to 1851. Constructed primarily of brick. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Managed by Hull Trinity House. Wikidata describes it as: "lighthouse in South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 53.6492°, -0.2196°.

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Heritage listing

Details TA 11 NE SOUTH KILLINGHOLME TA 177 184 11/72 Killingholme North Low Lighthouse GV II Lighthouse and adjoining lighthouse keeper's house, now house. 1851 by William Foale for Trinity House, with later alterations and additions to rear. Brick, smooth-rendered to lighthouse, rough-rendered to house. Slate roof to house. Front to seaward. 4-storey tapered round tower with 2- storey 2-bay house adjoining to left (south); single-storey extensions to left and rear. Tower: prominently splayed-out base, recessed bowed 12-pane sashes with projecting cills to first three floors. Top floor has balcony with plain iron railings, plinth, incised chamfered band, recessed panelled door, small casement and wide 10-pane north-facing window. Ribbed dome with scalloped eaves. Projecting stack corbelled out at top of tower, with 4 octagonal pots. House: projecting enclosed gabled porch to left with C20 door to right side, two 4-pane sashes to front with projecting cills and recessed cambered arches and coped gable with shaped kneelers. Single unequal sash with glazing bars to first floor right. Coped gable with shaped kneelers abutting lighthouse tower to right; hipped roof to left with end stack. Extensions to left in similar materials, with C20 casements and hipped roofs. The lighthouse was used as a signal station for trawlers until 1920. Date of erection and names of wardens recorded on plaque on nearby Killingholme High Lighthouse (q.v.). D. Jackson, Lighthouses of England and Wales, 1975, 104-5; D B Hague & R Christie, Lighthouses, 1975, 218. Listing NGR: TA1777818443 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 165872 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 North Low Lighthouse is a Victorian lighthouse located in South Killingholme, Yorkshire. Established in 1851, it is a Grade II listed building and is operated by Hull Trinity House. The lighthouse is situated within the Humber Estuary, which is designated as both a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a RAMSAR site.

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Coordinates
53.6492, -0.2196
Parish
South Killingholme
Postcode
DN40 3ED
Parliamentary constituency
Brigg and Immingham
Established
1851
Nearest railway station
Habrough5.8 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Killingholme North Low Lighthouse?
Killingholme North Low Lighthouse is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode DN40 3ED), in the parish of South Killingholme.
When was Killingholme North Low Lighthouse built?
Built or established in 1851.
Who runs Killingholme North Low Lighthouse?
Killingholme North Low Lighthouse is operated by Hull Trinity House.
Is Killingholme North Low Lighthouse a listed building?
Killingholme North Low Lighthouse is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
Is Killingholme North Low Lighthouse a protected site?
Yes — Killingholme North Low Lighthouse is part of the Humber Estuary - 2000480 SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Humber Estuary Ramsar wetland.
Is Killingholme North Low Lighthouse free to visit?
Yes, Killingholme North Low Lighthouse is free to enter.