Rampside Lighthouse

Rampside Lighthouse
Walney Channel Middle Range Rear

Rampside Lighthouse in 2012. Piel Island can be seen in the distance
Cumbria
Location Rampside
Cumbria
England
Coordinates 54°05′11″N 3°09′40″W / 54.08644°N 3.16121°W / 54.08644; -3.16121Coordinates: 54°05′11″N 3°09′40″W / 54.08644°N 3.16121°W / 54.08644; -3.16121
Year first constructed 1875
Construction brick
Tower shape square obelisk with window near top for light
Markings / pattern red and yellow brick in vertical stripes
Height 16 metres (52 ft)
Focal height 14 metres (46 ft)
Light source mains power
Characteristic Iso W 2s.
Admiralty number A4824.1
NGA number 5076
ARLHS number ENG-201
Managing agent Port of Barrow[1]

Rampside Lighthouse, also known as "The Needle", is a leading light (navigation beacon) located in the Rampside area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.[2] Built in 1875, it is the only surviving example of 13 such beacons built around Barrow during the late 19th century to aid vessels into the town's port.[3] It stands 20 metres (66 ft) tall and is constructed from red and yellow bricks. Rampside Lighthouse was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage in 1991.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rampside The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved May 4, 2016
  2. 1 2 "Rampside Lighthouse". English Heritage. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Rampside Lighthouse". Geograph Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 23 March 2013.


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