Rampside Leading Light

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| name = Rampside Leading light
Walney Channel Middle Range Rear

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| caption = Rampside Leading light in 2012. Piel Island can be seen in the distance at left

| location = Rampside
Cumbria
England

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| yearbuilt = 1875

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| construction = brick

| shape = square obelisk with window near top for light

| marking = red and yellow brick in vertical stripes

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| managingagent = Port of Barrow{{Cite rowlett|engnw|accessdate=2016-05-04}}

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'Rampside Leading Light, is a leading light (navigation beacon) located in the Rampside area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.{{NHLE|num=1197853|desc=Rampside Lighthouse|accessdate=23 March 2013}} Built in 1875, it is the only surviving example of 13 such beacons built around Barrow during the late 19th century to aid vessels into the town's port.{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1453828|title=Rampside Lighthouse|publisher=Geograph Britain and Ireland|accessdate=23 March 2013}} It stands {{convert|20|m|ft}} tall and is constructed from red and yellow bricks. Rampside leading light was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage in 1991.

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