The Winkie Light
Point of Ayre, Isle of Man
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Location Guide |
This is a second light at Point of Ayre, known
as The Winkie. Some 70 years after the
Point of Ayre Lighthouse
was built it was felt necessary to build an additional small tower 250 yards
seaward from the main tower. As a result The Winkie was erected. Due to continuous gravel build up it had to moved further seaward again in 1951.
The Winkie in the foreground with the main Point
of Ayre Light behind
 Photo by
David Martin
Lighthouse information Grid
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Name: |
The Winkie Light, Point of Ayre, Isle of Man |
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Current status: |
Working |
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Geographic Position: |
054° 025.1'N 004° 21.8'W |
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Grid Reference: |
NX467051 |
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Ceremonial County: |
Isle of Man
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Appearance: |
Two-stage octagonal cylindrical tower with lantern and double gallery. The
cast iron upper half of the tower has a smaller cross-section than the
concrete lower half. Upper half of tower painted red, lower half white;
lantern roof is black on a black base |
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Map
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Aerial photo: |
Marinas.com
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Other photos: |
photo
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Originally built: |
1888 |
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Current lighthouse built: |
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Height of Tower: |
10 metres |
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Height of light above mean sea level: |
10 metres |
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Character of light: |
Flashing White every 3 seconds |
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Character of fog signal: |
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Range of light: |
8 nautical miles |
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Owned / run by: |
Northern
Lighthouse Board
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Getting there: |
Near the north eastern point of the island at the end of the A16. |
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Access: |
Surrounding area is privately owned and accessible only with permission of
the owner. Site and Tower closed. |
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Website: |
NLB
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Other Useful Websites: |
Point of Ayre Low ("Winkie")
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