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Skokholm Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Skokholm Island, just off the southwest coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Skokholm Lighthouse
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Skokholm Lighthouse
Location	Skokholm Island Pembrokeshire Wales United Kingdom
Coordinates	51.693849°N 5.286933°W / 51.693849; -5.286933
Tower
Constructed	1916
Construction	masonry tower
Automated	1983
Height	18 metres (59 ft)
Shape	octagonal tower with balcony and lantern on a 2-storey keeper’s house
Markings	white tower and lantern
Power source	solar power
Operator	Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales [1] [2]
Heritage	Grade II listed building
Light
Focal height	54 metres (177 ft)
Lens	4th Order (250mm) catadioptric rotating
Intensity	742 candela
Range	8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Characteristic	Fl WR 10s.

This small island is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is owned and managed by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales and is the site of the United Kingdom's first bird observatory. A great variety of birds can be found on this uninhabited island.

History

The present lighthouse was constructed over several years up to 1915 and was officially opened in 1916. Forming a triangle of lights with South Bishop and the Smalls to protect shipping moving into and out of Milford Haven and the Bristol Channel, the lighthouse shines 20 miles (32 km).

Construction of the present lighthouse was only enabled after the construction of a new jetty. This enabled building materials to be landed, which were then moved to the site using a narrow gauge railway, initially powered by a donkey, then a pony, and finally a tractor. Once in operation, relief was provided by boat from Holyhead. Automated in 1983, it is now monitored and controlled from the Trinity House Operations Control Centre at Harwich in Essex.[3]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Wales
• Trinity House

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Skokholm Lighthouse.

• Trinity House

• grid reference SM729046

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