NU2438 : Longstone lighthouse, Farne Islands
taken 13 years ago, near to Clove Car [other Features], Northumberland, Great Britain
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Longstone lighthouse, Farne Islands
The lighthouse is situated on Longstone Rock, at 6 miles from shore the most seaward of the Farne Islands. The lighthouse was built in 1826 and is famous for a heroic rescue of shipwrecked mariners in 1838 by Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper's daughter.
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- NU2438, 98 images (more nearby
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- Photographer
- Andy F (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- June 2006 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 22 December, 2008
- Category
- Lighthouse (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NU 246 389 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:38.6250N 1:36.6436W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NU 246 387
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- NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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