Kadalur Point Lighthouse

{{Short description|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

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| image_name = Kadalur point lighthouse.jpg

| caption = View from the entrance

| location = Kozhikode, Kerala

| coordinates = {{coord|11|28|08.6|N|75|38|14.1|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| yearlit = 1909

| construction = concrete tower

| shape = cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

| marking = black and white horizontal bands, red dome

| height = {{convert|34|m|ft}}

| focalheight = {{convert|57|m|ft}}

| lens =

| range = {{convert|23|nmi}}[http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=252&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 Kadalur Point Lighthouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926023542/http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=252&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 |date=26 September 2015 }} Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships

| characteristic = Fl W 5s.

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The Kadalur Point Lighthouse is situated in Kadalur, near Koyilandy in Kozhikode district on the coast of Arabian sea in India.{{cite web |title=Kadalur Point Lighthouse |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=252&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 |publisher=Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships |accessdate=14 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926023542/http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=252&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Kadalur Point Lighthouse |url=http://www.lighthousedigest.com/digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=3255 |publisher=Lighthouse Digest |accessdate=14 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926005423/http://www.lighthousedigest.com/digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=3255 |archive-date=26 September 2015 |url-status=live}}{{cite rowlett|indsw|accessdate=5 February 2016}} The circular stone masonry tower has a height of 34 meters. The tower is painted with black and white bands. The lighthouse started its operation in 1907. The light source is a metal halide lamp.

In the 18th Century Kadalur Point was known as Cotta Point. It is believed that the lighthouse was built after a shipwreck on the rocky shores at the point and one can still see the remains of it.tripuntold - [https://www.tripuntold.com/kerala/kozhikode/kadalur-point-lighthouse/ "Kadalur Point Lighthouse"], Retrieved on 11 June 2020.