:St Ann's Head Lighthouse

{{Short description|Lighthouse in Pembrokeshire, Wales}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox lighthouse

| name = St. Ann's Head Lighthouse
St. Ann's Low Light

| image = St Anns Head.jpg

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| caption = St. Ann's Head Lighthouse

| location = {{Unbulleted list|Milford Haven|Pembrokeshire|Wales|United Kingdom}}

| coordinates = {{coord|51.681218|-5.173675|display=inline,title}}

| yearbuilt = 1714 (first)

| yearlit = 1844 (current)

| automated = 1998

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| construction = masonry tower

| shape = octagonal tower with balcony and lantern

| marking = white tower and lantern

| height = {{convert|13|m|ft}}

| focalheight = {{convert|48|m|ft}}

| lens = First-order catadioptric

| lightsource =

| intensity = 48,700 candela

| range = {{convert|18|nmi}}

| characteristic = {{Abbr|Fl WR 5s.|Flashing, white red, five seconds}}

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| managingagent = Trinity House{{Cite rowlett|cym|accessdate=2016-06-02}}[https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses-and-lightvessels/st-anns-head-lighthouse St. Ann's Head Lighthouse] Trinity House. Retrieved 2 June 2016

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St. Ann's Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse that overlooks the entrance to the Milford Haven Waterway, one of Britain's deep water harbours, from St. Ann's Head near Dale in Pembrokeshire.

Lighthouse

The lighthouse is intended to guide ships around a number of rocky shoals that cause a hazard to shipping entering the Haven as well as Crow's rock. The current lighthouse was completed in 1844, at which time it was known as St. Ann's Low Light, and was commissioned by John Knott, senior lighthouse keeper with Trinity House. The first lighthouse on the site was built in 1714.

The present operational tower is {{convert|13|m|ft}} in height and is painted white. Visible is Skokholm Lighthouse on the small island of Skokholm {{convert|8|km|mi}} to the west.

See also

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