It was a disappointing trip down to Portland Bill to watch Storm Arwen batter the famous cliff and lighthouse – winds were gusting at up to 60 mph, but I hadn’t appreciated that as they were coming from inland and out to sea that the cliffs acted as a windbreak and the water in front of me was more or less calm.
The light though was pretty good, and I managed to get some nice cloud and sunbeam shots as well as explore the lighthouse itself which was open to visitors despite the storm (literally) blowing a gale outside
Portland Bill Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse at Portland Bill, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. The lighthouse and its boundary walls are Grade II Listed.
The lighthouse is distinctively white and red striped, standing at a height of 41 metres (135 ft). It was completed by 1906 and first shone out on 11 January 1906.
The lighthouse guides passing vessels through the hazardous waters surrounding the Bill, while also acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel.
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Strumble Head lighthouse was built in 1908 atop its own island - Ynys Meicel (Michael's island). Northwest facing, its another of Pembrokeshire's sunset hot spots
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Golden hour shot of the iconic Twr Mawr lighthouse on Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey, North Wales
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Trwyn Du Lighthouse, also known as Penmon Lighthouse, is a lighthouse between Black Point near Penmon and Ynys Seiriol, or Puffin Island, at the eastern extremity of Anglesey, marking the passage between the two islands.
The present Lighthouse, built 1835–1838, is 29 metres (95') tall and was designed by James Walker.
The Lighthouse has a stepped-base designed to discourage the huge upsurge of waves that had afflicted earlier lighthouses on the site and reduce the force of the water at the bottom of the tower.
Austere vertical walls, instead of the usual graceful lines of other rock towers, are probably an economy measure. The tower has a crenellated stone parapet, in preference to iron railings on the gallery, and narrows in diameter above the half-way point.
The tower is distinguished by its original three black bands painted on a white background. Its also bears the words "NO PASSAGE LANDWARD" on its north and south sides.
In 1922 Trwyn Du became the first Trinity House lighthouse to be automated
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The staircase within Dorset's Portland Bill Lightouse. Portland Bill Lighthouse is a functioning lighthouse at Portland Bill, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. The lighthouse and its boundary walls are Grade II Listed.
The lighthouse is distinctively white and red striped, standing at a height of 41 metres (135 ft). It was completed by 1906 and first shone out on 11 January 1906.
The lighthouse guides passing vessels through the hazardous waters surrounding the Bill, while also acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel.
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