Lighthouses · South West England
Tater Du Lighthouse
Tater Du Lighthouse — lighthouse in Cornwall, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance · 8.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Tater Du Lighthouse is a working or historic lighthouse on the United Kingdom coast. Records date its origin to 1965. Constructed primarily of concrete. Managed by Trinity House. Wikidata describes it as: "lighthouse in Cornwall, England". Coordinates: 50.0520°, -5.5767°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Tater-Du SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cornwall
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Tater Du Lighthouse is Cornwall's most recently built lighthouse. The construction of the lighthouse came out of the tragedy of losing a small Spanish coaster called the Juan Ferrer on 23 October 1963, on the nearby Boscawen Point, the vessel capsized with the loss of 11 lives. After the tragedy the Newlyn and Mousehole Fishermen's Association put pressure on Trinity House for a lighthouse to be built, stating that similar tragedies could happen again. The lighthouse, built with concrete blocks, was first lit in July 1965.
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Background
History
Designed by Michael H. Crisp, the lighthouse was constructed with a completely automatic installation which was remotely controlled from the Trinity House depot in Penzance. In 1997 the lighthouse was modernised and it is now monitored from the Trinity House Planning Centre at Harwich.
Description
The short building is topped by a 7-foot 1 inch lantern with an electric light which is powered from batteries which are charged from mains electricity during the day. The light is 3 white lights flashed every 15 seconds, with a range of 20 nmi. There is a separate red fixed light that shows in the line over the Runnelstone Rock, shone from a lower window in the tower. The lighthouse looks out over the Inner and Outer Bucks, two rocks that partially show at low water, and where in 1868 the SS Garonne was lost.
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- Coordinates
- 50.0520, -5.5767
- District
- Cornwall
- Parish
- St. Buryan, Lamorna and Paul
- Postcode
- TR19 6BH
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- Established
- 1965
- Nearest railway station
- Penzance — 8.5 km
- Official site
- www.trinityhouse.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2686922 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tater Du Lighthouse (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Tater-du lighthouse - geograph.org.uk - 819857.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tater Du Lighthouse?
- Tater Du Lighthouse is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TR19 6BH), in the parish of St. Buryan, Lamorna and Paul.
- When was Tater Du Lighthouse built?
- Built or established in 1965.
- Who runs Tater Du Lighthouse?
- Tater Du Lighthouse is operated by Trinity House.
- Is Tater Du Lighthouse a protected site?
- Yes — Tater Du Lighthouse is part of the Tater-Du SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cornwall National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Tater Du Lighthouse free to visit?
- Yes, Tater Du Lighthouse is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tater Du Lighthouse?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TR19 6BH. It sits within the St Ives parliamentary constituency.