Penninis Lighthouse

St Mary's, Isle of Scilly, Cornwall

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Photo by Caroline Tandy

The lighthouse guides shipping passing through St. Mary's Sound, between the islands of Agnes and St. Mary's in the Isles of Scilly. The lattice work construction reduces its wind resistance.

Photo Bob Embleton

Crest on lighthouse building Photo by Bob Embleton

The small lighthouse at Penninis was built in 1911 to replace a lighthouse that had been nearby at St Agnes that was originally built in 1680.

Penninis Lighthouse is located at Penninis on St Mary’s Island in the Scilly Isles. It is a small automatic lighthouse consisting of a metal tower, the upper part painted white and the lower part and cupola painted black. The lower part is a lattice work construction which reduces its wind resistance.

Penninis was re-engineered and converted from acetylene gas to electrically powered operation in 1992.

Lighthouse information Grid

Name:	Penninis Lighthouse, Isle of Scilly, Cornwall
Current status:	Currently in use
Geographic Position:	49° 54’.2 N 06° 18’.2 W
Grid Reference:	SV911094
Ceremonial County:	Cornwall
Appearance:	Small black and white metal lighthouse, with lower part constructed from a lattice framework
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Originally built:	1911 replacing nearby one at St Agnes built 1680
Current lighthouse built:	1911
Height of Tower:	14m
Height of light above mean sea level:	36m
Character of light:	White Flash Every 20 Seconds
Character of fog signal:
Range of light:	17 nautical miles
Owned / run by:	Trinity House
Getting there:	In an open area, but within a small fenced area
Access:	visible from the outside
Website:	TH
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