Sept-Îles Lighthouse

The Sept-Îles Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Perros-Guirec, (Côtes-d'Armor) France, located on the Île aux moines, an island of the Sept-Îles archipelago in the English Channel. The island is accessible, but the lighthouse is closed to the public.

Sept-Îles lighthouse
Sept-Îles Light, 2013
LocationCôtes-d'Armor, France
Coordinates48°52′43″N 3°29′24″W
Tower
Constructed1835 (first)
Constructionstone tower
Automated2007
Height20 metres (66 ft)
Shapesemi-cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsunpainted tower, black lantern
Heritagelisted in the general inventory of cultural heritage,  Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1952 (current)
Focal height59 metres (194 ft)
Range21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 15s
France no.FR-0588[1]

History

The first lighthouse, a round tower, was illuminated in May 1835, and then replaced in 1854 by a square tower 16 ft (5 m) taller.

Destroyed 4 August 1944, it was rebuilt in 1949 and relit in July 1952.

From 1957 onward, it has the used wind for electric power. The wind turbine is the most powerful in service of a French lighthouse.

The archipelago of Sept-Îles has been a bird sanctuary since 1912.

The Sept-Îles Lighthouse was one of the last French lighthouses to be de-manned, and only became automated at the end of August 2007.

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Brittany: Southern Finistère". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 January 2016.


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