Rampside Leading Light

Lighthouse

54°05′11″N 3°09′40″W / 54.08644°N 3.16121°W / 54.08644; -3.16121TowerConstructed1875ConstructionbrickHeight16 m (52 ft)

Shapesquare obelisk with window near top for lightMarkingsred and yellow brick in vertical stripesPower sourcemains electricity

OperatorPort of Barrow^[1]HeritageGrade II listed building

LightFocal height14 m (46 ft)

Range14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi)

CharacteristicIso W 2s

'Rampside Leading Light, is a leading light (navigation beacon) located in the Rampside area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.^[2] Built in 1875, it is the only surviving example of 13 such beacons built around Barrow during the late 19th century to aid vessels into the town's port.^[3] It stands 20 metres (66 ft) tall and is constructed from red and yellow bricks. Rampside leading light was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage in 1991.^[2]

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northwest England". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Rampside Lighthouse (1197853)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
^ "Rampside Lighthouse". Geograph Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 23 March 2013.