Scarborough Pier Lighthouse
Scarborough lighthouse, home to Scarborough Yacht Club | |
| Location | Scarborough, England |
|---|---|
| OS grid | TA0492288556 |
| Coordinates | 54°16′55″N 0°23′24″W / 54.281882°N 0.389905°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1806 (first) |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper's house used as clubhouse by the Scarborough Yacht Club since 1952 |
| Markings | white tower, lantern and keeper's house |
| Power source | mains electricity |
| Operator | North Yorkshire Council |
| Fog signal | blast every 60s. |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1931 (current) |
| Deactivated | 1914–1931 (first) |
| Focal height | 17 metres (56 ft) |
| Range | 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) |
| Characteristic | Iso W 5s. |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Designated | 8 June 1973 |
| Reference no. | 1259819 |
Scarborough Pier Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation on Vincent Pier in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, owned and operated by North Yorkshire Council. The lighthouse dates from 1806, but it had to be rebuilt following damage sustained in the German bombardment of 1914.