Blacknore Point Lighthouse
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Blacknore Point Lighthouse by Philip Halling as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Blacknore Point Lighthouse
Image: © Philip Halling Taken: 13 Mar 2010
The Blacknore Point Lighthouse overlooks the Bristol Channel and Severn estuary. It was built by Trinity House to aid shipping as it approached the docks at Avonmouth and the River Severn. Built in 1894, it was converted to automatic electric operation in 1941.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
51.484996
Longitude
-2.798948