Start Point Lighthouse
Start Point lighthouse including the well house and keepers cottage | |
| Location | Start Point, Stokenham, South Hams, United Kingdom |
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| OS grid | SX8294237116 |
| Coordinates | 50°13′21″N 3°38′32″W / 50.222439°N 3.642282°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1836 |
| Built by | James Walker |
| Construction | granite |
| Automated | 1993 |
| Height | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white |
| Operator | Trinity House |
| Heritage | Grade II listed building |
| Fog signal | blast every 60s. |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 62 m (203 ft) (white), 55 m (180 ft) (red) |
| Lens | third order Fresnel lens |
| Intensity | 815,000 candela |
| Range | 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) (white), 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (red) |
| Characteristic | Fl(3) W 10s, F R |
Start Point lighthouse was built in 1836 to protect shipping off Start Point, Devon, England. Open to the public in summer months, it is owned and operated by Trinity House. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.