Portland Bill A0294, Dorset UK
Lat./Long: 50°30.8’N; 2°27.3’W
Description: White round tower, red band
Character: GpFl (4) W 20s
Height of tower: 41 m
Elevation: 43 m
Visible: 29 M
Fog signal: Diaphone 30s
The current lighthouse was built to replace two earlier structures half a mile inland. The old lighthouse built in 1789 now houses a bird observatory. This light was first lit in 1906. The light is electric (100V 3000W) and produces 3.370,000 candle power
The lighthouse is equipped with a radio beacon (call sing PB). Keepers were withdrawn from the station in March 1996 and control of the station transferred to the Trinity House Operations Control Centre at Harwich.
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