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Penninis Lighthouse
Position 49° 54’.2 N 06° 18’.2 W

Penninis Lighthouse
Peninnis Lighthouse on St Mary’s Island in the Scilly Isles is a small automatic lighthouse consisting of a metal tower, the upper part painted white and the lower part and cupola painted black.

This lighthouse was established in 1911 when it superseded the lighthouse on St Agnes which had been in operation since 1680. Peninnis was re-engineered and converted from acetylene gas to electrically powered operation in 1992.

Specifications

Established 1911
Height Of Tower 14 Metres
Height Of Light Above Mean High Water 36 Metres
Lamp 40 Watt
Optic 3rd Order 500 Mm Rotating
Character White Flash Every 20 Seconds
Intensity 4,500 Candela
Range Of Light 17 nautical miles