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St Tudwal's Lighthouse
Position 52° 47’.9 N 04° 28’.2 W
The site of the lighthouse was purchased by Trinity House in 1876 for the sum of £111, and the construction of the tower and dwellings completed the following year. In 1922 the light was converted to acetylene operation and was operated by means of a sun valve. This mechanism, which was invented by the Swedish lighthouse engineer, Gustaf Dalen, consists of an arrangement of reflective gold-plated copper bars supporting a suspended black rod; when lit by the sun the black rod absorbs the direct heat and that reflected from the other bars and expands downwards thereby cutting off the supply of gas.
Following the introduction of the acetylene equipment the lighthouse was demanned and the keepers dwellings next to the tower subsequently sold in 1935.
St Tudwal's Lighthouse was modernised and converted to solar powered operation in 1995.
Specifications
| Established | 1877 |
| Height Of Tower | 11 Metres |
| Height Of Light Above Mean High Water | 46 Metres |
| Automated | 1922 |
| Electrified | 1995 |
| Lamp | 100 Watt Halogen |
| Optic | 2nd Order 700 Mm Fixed Optic With Red Sector |
| Character | One White And Red Flash Every 15 Seconds |
| Intensity | 12,000 Candela |
| Range Of Light | White 14 nautical miles; Red 10 nautical miles |
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