St Ann's Head Lighthouse

51°40′52″N 5°10′25″W / 51.681218°N 5.173675°W / 51.681218; -5.173675TowerConstructed1714 (first)Constructionmasonry towerAutomated1998Height13 metres (43 ft)Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower and lanternOperatorTrinity House^[1][2]LightFirst lit1844 (current)Deactivated1910 Focal height48 metres (157 ft)LensFirst-order catadioptricIntensity48,700 candelaRange18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)CharacteristicFl WR 5s.

St. Ann's Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse that overlooks the entrance to the Milford Haven Waterway, one of Britain's deep water harbours, from St. Ann's Head near Dale in Pembrokeshire.

The lighthouse is intended to guide ships around a number of rocky shoals that cause a hazard to shipping entering the Haven as well as Crow's rock. The current lighthouse was completed in 1844, at which time it was known as St. Ann's Low Light, and was commissioned by John Knott, senior lighthouse keeper with Trinity House. The first lighthouse on the site was built in 1714.

The present operational tower is 13 metres (43 ft) in height and is painted white. Visible is Skokholm Lighthouse on the small island of Skokholm 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the west.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Wales

References

External links

• www.geograph.co.uk Photos of St. Ann's Head Lighthouse
• Trinity House
• grid reference SM807028