Watwick Point Beacon
Watwick Point Beacon is a leading light, which is a type of lighthouse, located near Dale, Pembrokeshire, in Wales. It is designed to lead ships into Milford Haven in conjunction with the West Blockhouse Point Beacons. It is situated about half a mile to the north-east of West Blockhouse Point.[3]
 The Watwick Beacon in 2007 | |
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| Location | Watwick Point Dale Pembrokeshire Wales United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 51.696247°N 5.153987°W |
| Year first constructed | 1970[1] |
| Automated | 1970 |
| Construction | reinforced concrete tower |
| Tower shape | tapered cylindrical tower with platform |
| Markings / pattern | unpainted tower with rectangular slatted daymark painted black with a white vertical stripe on the range line |
| Tower height | 50 metres (160 ft) |
| Focal height | 80 metres (260 ft) |
| Original lens | sealed beam |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | F w |
| Racon | Y  |
| Admiralty number | A5286.3 |
| NGA number | 5620 |
| ARLHS number | WAL-042 |
| Managing agent | Milford Haven Port Authority[2] |
Watwick Point Beacon comprises a circular pinkish-white tower. A large board at the top of the tower contains a vertical black and white daymark.[4] The mains-powered single-beam light is mounted on a gallery on top of the tower and gives out a flashing white light which is visible for 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi).[5][4] The height of the tower is 159 feet (48 m) and the light shines out at this height.[3]
References
- Dale Peninsula Retrieved 4 June 2016
- Watwick Point Beacon The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 June 2016
- Douglas Bland Hague (1994). Hughes, Stephen (ed.). Lighthouses of Wales: Their Architecture and Archaeology. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-871184-08-2.
- Denton, A., & Leach, N., Lighthouses of Wales, Landmark Publishing Ltd., 2008, ISBN 978-1-84306-459-6
- List of Lights, Pub. 114: British Isles, English Channel and North Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016. p. 82.
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