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St Catherine's Lighthouse

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St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse
Phone:
+44 1983 730435

Hours:
Sunday1pm - 4:30pm
Monday1pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday1pm - 4:30pm
Wednesday1pm - 4:30pm
Thursday1pm - 4:30pm
Friday1pm - 4:30pm
Saturday1pm - 4:30pm


St. Catherine's Lighthouse, located at St Catherine's Point at the southern tip of the Isle of Wight, is one of the oldest lighthouse locations in Great Britain. The first lighthouse was established on St. Catherine's Down in 1323 on the orders of the Pope, after a ship ran aground nearby and its cargo was either lost or plundered. Once part of St. Catherine's Oratory, its octagonal stone tower can still be seen today on the hill to the west of Niton. It is known locally as the Pepperpot.The new lighthouse, built by Trinity House in 1838, was constructed as a 40-metre stone tower; however, its light was often obscured by fog, which led to its height being reduced by 13-metre in 1875. It has a range of 25 nautical miles and is the third-most powerful of all the lights maintained by Trinity House. Another tower, built immediately alongside in 1932, houses the now redundant fog signal . Trinity House provides tours of the lighthouse year round. Furthermore, cottages around the lighthouse can be rented out as holiday accommodation.
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