Needles Lighthouse

31 m1859UKActive

Height31 m

Year Built1859

CountryUK

RegionIsle of Wight

StatusActive

About Needles Lighthouse

Built on the outermost chalk stack of the Needles rocks. The distinctive red band makes it visible against the white chalk. Automated in 1994. The rocks have claimed many ships over centuries.

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