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Tater Du Lighthouse
Position 50° 03’.12 N 05° 34’.60 W

Tater Du Lighthouse
Tater Du Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in 1965 as an automatic installation. It marks a headland on the south Cornwall coast to the west of Penzance. A red sector light warns shipping of the Runnelstone Rocks.

The lighthouse, which is built of white concrete blocks, was modernised in 1996/7.

Specifications

Established 1965
Height Of Tower 15 Metres
Height Of Light Above Mean High Water Main Light: 34 Metres Sector Light: 31 Metres
Lamp 70 Watt
Optic 4Th Order 250 Mm Rotating Optic
Character Main Light: Three White Flashes Every 15 Seconds Sector Light: Fixed Red4 White Flashes Every 15 Seconds
Intensity Main Light: 294,000 Candela Sector Light: 11,100 Candela
Range Of Light Main Light: 23 nautical miles; Sector Light: 13 nautical miles
Fog Signal Character 2 Blasts Every 30 Seconds