Longstone Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on Longstone Rock in the outer group of the Farne Islands off the Northumberland Coast, England...
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Farne Islands (redirect from Farne Island Lighthouse)
Inner Farne Lighthouse. Longstone Lighthouse was built in 1826 and originally named Outer Farne Lighthouse. Former lighthouses on the islands include:...
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England Longstone, St Ives, a location in Cornwall, England Great Longstone and Little Longstone, two villages in Derbyshire, England Longstone Lighthouse, a...
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Grace Darling (category British lighthouse keepers)
lighthouse was not located in a good place to guide shipping to safety, so in 1826, the family moved to the newly constructed lighthouse on Longstone...
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Replaced by Beachy Head Lighthouse. Formerly used for lighting trials for Trinity House. Replaced by Longstone Lighthouse in 1826. Replaced by High...
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reef one kilometre farther offshore than Longstone Rock in the Farne Islands, the site of Longstone Lighthouse and the famous 1838 Grace Darling rescue...
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Albion collided with SS Maystone 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) from the Longstone Lighthouse. Maystone sank, Albion received a 225-square-foot (20.9 m2) hole...
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later moved to a more effective position on Longstone Island, further out to sea; named Longstone Lighthouse, it too remains active as an aid to navigation...
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first light by Grace Darling, daughter of William, the keeper of the Longstone Lighthouse, which was situated about 600 yards (550 m) from the wreck site....
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Lighthouse is an active 19th-century lighthouse about 1.25 mi (2.0 km) off the coast of Land's End in Cornwall, England. It is the second lighthouse to...
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