1865
1981 (station established 1864).
United Kingdom
4th order
Fixed
Active
directional light, 1.5 s on, 1.5 s off; white light is shown southwestward over the clear channel, green to the right and red to the left.
4 m (13 ft) round cylindrical tower with a conical lantern mounted atop a large rock on the shore; the lights are shown through a rectangular window in the lantern.
This is the entrance leading light for Dartmouth. The original lighthouse, an 11 m (36 ft) hexagonal stone tower atop the cliff, was demolished in 1980 because it had become unsafe. Located on the north side of the entrance to the Dart estuary at Kingswear, southeast of Dartmouth. Site open, tower closed.
Dart Harbour and Navigation Authority
Open
Closed
50,34715 -3,5682583
ARLHS ENG-311; Admiralty A0236; NGA 0328.