Sept-Îles Lighthouse

The Sept-Îles Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Perros-Guirec, (Côtes-d'Armor) France, located on the Île aux moines, an island of the Sept-Îles archipelago in the English Channel. The island is accessible, but the lighthouse is closed to the public.

Sept-Îles Lighthouse
Sept-Îles Light, 2013
France Côtes-d'Armor
LocationCôtes-d'Armor, France
Coordinates48°52′43″N 3°29′24″W
Year first constructed1835 (first)
Year first lit1952 (current)
Automated2007
Constructionstone tower
Tower shapesemi-cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternunpainted tower, black lantern
Tower height20 metres (66 ft)
Focal height59 metres (194 ft)
Range21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 15s
Admiralty numberA1786
NGA number7796
ARLHS numberFRA-042[1]
France numberFR-0588[2]
Heritagebien recensé dans l'inventaire général du patrimoine culturel, Q96755602 

History

The first lighthouse, a round tower, was illuminated in May 1835, and then replaced in 1854 by a square tower 16 ft (5 m) taller.

Destroyed 4 August 1944, it was rebuilt in 1949 and relit in July 1952.

From 1957 onward, it has the used wind for electric power. The wind turbine is the most powerful in service of a French lighthouse.

The archipelago of Sept-Îles has been a bird sanctuary since 1912.

The Sept-Îles Lighthouse was one of the last French lighthouses to be de-manned, and only became automated at the end of August 2007.

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See also

References
  1. http://wlol.arlhs.com/lighthouse/FRA42.html Archived 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine ARLS number
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Brittany: Southern Finistère". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 23 January 2016.


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