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| PORTLAND BILL LIGHTHOUSE |
A red sector light warns mariners of the hazardous Shambles Bank which lies about 3 miles off shore.
The lighthouse was established in 1716 and the height of the tower is 41 metres. In 1996 the whole lighthouse became automated with the light flashing 4 times every 20 seconds. The range of the light is 25 nautical miles.
During fog the horn is activated and this gives a 3.5 second blast every 30 seconds.
For some of my childhood years I lived at Portland and the lighthouse was a constant backdrop to a lot of my early adventures.
13 comments:
Nice photo! I do love photographing lighthouses. 2 of my favorites are the Portland Head Light in Portland, Maine, and the Heceta Head on the Oregon Coast. (both USA)
Happy New Year, by the way!
Linaere, essenziale e perfetta. Bravo. Sile
You must have some fine memories of that most impressive lighthouse and keeper's house... Substantial construction -- I guess things do last when you build them out of rock...
In California the coastal light signals and horns have largely been replaced with electronic beeps... Did you know that where there is a lot of fog the lighthouses need to be built not as high so their light beams can be seen under fog banks...
I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and out on Point Pinos was a fog horn that could blast your socks off... Standing near it and not knowing it was going to blow would always be a great, although, deafening surprise...
That's amazing.....though I never visited the place but I guess will be coming sooon :)
Bhags
are now all in ruins and abandoned .. but luckily this is still running very valuable. greetings frà..
Wonderful
shot
Brilliant B&W photo!!! I would love to be on top of the lighthouse, look around, and photograph!!!
Thanks for sharing.
Yoshi
Imposing this lighthouse is beautiful in black and white photo.
Stronger than time. Years since last seen with me own eyes. May time and life continue to treat this light kind.
Please have a good Thursday.
daily athens
I like also the title!
Please have a great weekend!
Regards
i like youe black%white and sepia tones. Your B&W photo are very warm,although usually pictures in B&W are very cold.
Really nice bw photo. I like it a lot! Have a nice day! :-)
Greetings from Sweden!!
What a beautiful shot.......I've seen it dozens of times from the sea. it's a grand light.
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