:Skokholm Lighthouse
{{Short description|Lighthouse in Pembrokeshire, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = Skokholm Lighthouse
Ynys Scogholm
| image = Skokholm Lighthouse - geograph - 1856348 - by - Bob-Jones.jpg
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| caption = Skokholm Lighthouse
| location = Skokholm Island
Pembrokeshire
Wales
United Kingdom
| coordinates = {{coord|51.693849|-5.286933|display=inline,title}}
| yearbuilt = 1916
| yearlit =
| automated = 1983
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| construction = masonry tower
| shape = octagonal tower with balcony and lantern on a 2-storey keeper’s house
| marking = white tower and lantern
| height = {{convert|18|m|ft}}
| focalheight = {{convert|54|m|ft}}
| lens = 4th Order (250mm) catadioptric rotating
| intensity = 742 candela
| range = {{convert|8|nmi}}
| characteristic = Fl WR 10s.
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| managingagent = Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales {{Cite rowlett|cym|accessdate=2016-06-02}}
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Skokholm Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Skokholm Island, just off the southwest coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales.
This small island is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is owned and managed by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales and is the site of the United Kingdom's first bird observatory. A great variety of birds can be found on this uninhabited island.
History
The present lighthouse was constructed over several years up to 1915 and was officially opened in 1916. Forming a triangle of lights with South Bishop and the Smalls to protect shipping moving into and out of Milford Haven and the Bristol Channel, the lighthouse shines {{convert|20|mi}}.
Construction of the present lighthouse was only enabled after the construction of a new jetty. This enabled building materials to be landed, which were then moved to the site using a narrow gauge railway, initially powered by a donkey, then a pony, and finally a tractor. Once in operation, relief was provided by boat from Holyhead. Automated in 1983, it is now monitored and controlled from the Trinity House Operations Control Centre at Harwich in Essex.{{cite web|url=http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/interactive/gallery/skokholm.html|title=Skokholm Lighthoure|publisher=Trinity House|accessdate=2 September 2010|archive-date=1 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501190547/http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/interactive/gallery/skokholm.html|url-status=dead}}
See also
{{Portal|Wales|Engineering}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|position=left|Skokholm Lighthouse}}
- [https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses-and-lightvessels?type=lighthouse#filters Trinity House]
- {{gbmapping|SM729046}}
{{Lighthouses of Trinity House}}
{{Lighthouses in Wales}}
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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1916
Category:Lighthouses in Pembrokeshire
Category:1861 establishments in Wales