Roches-Douvres Light
Roches-Douvres Light, 2009 | |
| Location | Plateau des Roches-Douvres, Île-de-Bréhat, France |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 49°06′18″N 2°48′50″W / 49.105°N 2.8139°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1954 |
| Construction | stone |
| Automated | 2000 |
| Height | 64.2 m (211 ft) |
| Shape | cylinder |
| Markings | unpainted (tower), green (lantern) |
| Operator | French lighthouses and sea-marks service |
| Heritage | classified historical monument |
| Light | |
| First lit | 19 June 1954 |
| Focal height | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Range | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s |
| Original light | |
| Constructed | 1866, 1867, 6 August 1869 |
| Construction | cast iron, puddled iron |
| Height | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Operator | French lighthouses and sea-marks service |
| First lit | 15 December 1868 |
| Deactivated | August 1944 |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4s |
Roches-Douvres Light is an active lighthouse in Côtes-d'Armor, France built atop a 5-story elliptical stone dwelling. At a height of 213 feet (65 m) it is the eleventh-tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world.
It is located on the Roches-Douvres, a very dangerous reef, completely covered at high tide but exposed at low tide, between the islands of Brehat and Guernsey in the English Channel. It is claimed to be the waveswept lighthouse farthest from mainland in Europe, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) off the French coast. The location is accessible only by boat in very rough seas. Both the site and the tower are closed to the public.