Wyre Light

Wyre Light
1840 elevation drawing of Wyre Light
Locationoffshore Fleetwood
Lancashire
England
United Kingdom
Coordinates53°57′11″N 3°01′37″W / 53.953°N 3.027°W / 53.953; -3.027
Tower
Constructed1840
Foundationwrought iron piles
Constructioncast iron screw-pile lighthouse
Height4.9 metres (16 ft) (piles)
Shapehexagonal frustum structure with platform, keeper's quarter and lantern
Light
Deactivated1979
Focal height14 metres (46 ft) (above half tide level)
Range8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)

The Wyre Light was a 40-foot (12 m) tall iron screw-pile lighthouse marking the navigation channel to the town of Fleetwood, Lancashire, England.