Entrance gate to Anvil Point lighthouse at Durlston Head Country Park, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK.
Anvil Point lighthouse is built on a chalk headland at Durlston Head near Swanage, Dorset county, England, UK. It was built by Trinity House in 1881 designed by James Douglass. It has a squat tower only 12m high. The light is positioned to give a waypoint for vessels on passage along the English Channel coast. To the west it gives a clear line from Portland Bill and to the east guides vessels away from the Christchurch Ledge and leads them into the Solent. The light was originally illuminated by a paraffin vapour burner. In 1960 the station was modernised and converted from oil to mains electricity. The old fog signal which was a 5 minute cannon was replaced in 1981 by new automatic equipment. The fog signal has since been discontinued.
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Location: Anvil Point Lighthouse, Durlston Head, Swanage, Dorset, England, UK
Photo credit: © Steve Atkins Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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