WV5447 : La Corbiere lighthouse
La Corbiere lighthouse
The world's first concrete lighthouse, built on a rock 500 yards from the shore.
Designed by Sir John Coode and completed at a cost of just over £8000 in 1873, the 10 metre high lighthouse can be seen for 18 miles.
Designed by Sir John Coode and completed at a cost of just over £8000 in 1873, the 10 metre high lighthouse can be seen for 18 miles.
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year taken
2009
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- Grid Square
- WV5447, 24 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Bob Embleton (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 18 August, 2009 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Thursday, 13 May, 2010
- Category
- lighthouse (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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MGRS:
WV 5465 4773 [10m precision]
WGS84: 49:10.7965N 2:15.0072W - Photographer Location
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MGRS: WV 5476 4776
- View Direction
- West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
