Light Details for This Lighthouse
| | Location: | West side entrance to Yarmouth Harbour | | Standing: | This light is no longer standing. | | Operating: | This light is no longer operating. | | Began: | 1839 | | Year Lit: | 1840 | | Structure Type: | Octagonal wood tower, white & red | | Light Characteristic: | Flashing White (1941) | | Tower Height: | 059ft feet high. | | Light Height: | 117ft feet above water level. |
History Items for This Lighthouse
| | 1840 - 1st order Fresnel lens, now on display in museum, revolving white | | 1869 - first fog alarm in operation - 1922 - 1941 - 2nd order dioptric lens | | 1960 - compressed air diaphone fog horn from seperate building | | 1962 - replaced by present tower |
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