- Sark (locally called Sèr) is a small island (5 km by 2 km) located east of Guernsey
and accessible by passenger
ferry from St. Peter Port; transportation on the island is by
foot, bicycle, or horse-drawn carriage. The island's population is about 600.
Sark (Point Robert)
- 1913. Active; focal plane 65 m (213 ft); white flash every 15 s.
17 m (55 ft) octagonal cylindrical tower rising from 2-story keeper's
house; entire structure painted white. Fog horn (2 blasts every 30
s). Ruben Holthuijsen's photo is at right, Trabas has Darlene Chisholm's photo, Bas Quentin has a 2022 photo, Paula Funnell has a view from the sea, Huelse has a historic postcard
view, Kevin Lajoie has a drone view, Clive Bond has a closeup street view, and Google has a satellite view. The rotating Fresnel lens was replaced by LED optics in 2018. Located on a cliff at the
northeastern point of the island; accessible by a staircase of 165
steps down from the top of the cliff. Site and tower closed. Operator:
Trinity House.
. ARLHS GUE-003; Admiralty A1544; NGA 8260.
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Alderney Lighthouses
- Alderney is a small island about 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Guernsey and 16 km (10 mi) west of Cap de la Hague on France's Cotentin Peninsula. The island has a population of about 1900 and is accessible by air or by ferry.
Casquets (triple towers)
- 1724 (height increased in 1854). Active; focal plane 37 m (120 ft);
five white flashes, separated by 3.7 s, every 30 s. 23 m (75 ft) round cylindrical
stone tower with lantern and gallery, painted with red and white horizontal
bands; lantern painted red. A Trinity House photo is at right, MarineTraffic.com has Matthew Clarke's photo, Eddie Walshe has a 2021 view from the sea, Marinas.com has good aerial photos, Huelse has a historic postcard
view, Trabas has a distant view
by Kees Aalbersberg showing the isolation of the station, and Google has an indistinct satellite view of the station. The Casquets are a group
of rocks about 13 km (8 mi) west of Alderney. The active tower is
the northwesternmost of three towers built in 1723-24. The remaining
two towers have been inactive since 1877. The round cylindrical southwestern
tower, truncated and painted white, is now topped by a helipad (as seen at right). The
square cylindrical east tower, unpainted, houses a fog horn (2 blasts
every 60 s). All three towers were raised in height by 9 m (30 ft) in 1854. During World War II the Germans used the light station
as an observation post and transmitter site, which attracted commando
raids by British forces in 1942 and 1943. The Fresnel lens has been replaced by a Vega long-range LED beacon. Accessible only by helicopter.
Site and towers closed. Operator: Trinity House.
. ARLHS GUE-002; Admiralty
A1532; NGA 8264.
- ** Alderney
- 1912. Active; focal plane 37 m (121 ft); four white flashes, separated
by 2.3 s, every 15 s. 32 m (106 ft) round stone tower with lantern and gallery,
painted white with a single broad black horizontal band, attached to 1-story
stone keeper's quarters. The keeper's house is occupied
by a resident warden who conducts tours of the light station. A 2022 photo is at the top of this page, a 2017 photo is available, Kevin Lajoie has a drone view, Nicholas Brown has a street view, Huelse has a historic postcard
view, and Google has a satellite view. The lighthouse guards the Alderney Race (Raz Blanchard), the 16 km (10 mi) wide
channel between Alderney and Cap de la Hague, the northwest corner of
the Cotentin Peninsula. The Race has some of the fastest and most dangerous
tidal currents in the world. Notwithstanding these hazards, in March
2011 Trinity House discontinued the station's foghorn and replaced its
light with a much weaker one. This has led to protests from the harbormasters
of Alderney and Guernsey. Trabas has Capt. Peter's photo showing an exterior restoration of the lighthouse in 2022. The photo at the top if this page, posted by the painting contractor KEIM, shows the results. Located on Quénard
Point, the northeastern tip of Alderney. Accessible by car or by the Alderney Railway,
a tourist attraction in itself. Site open; tower open to guided tours
on weekends and bank holidays, or by appointment for groups of 8 or more.
Operator: Trinity House.
. ARLHS GUE-004; Admiralty A1536; NGA 8300.
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Point Robert Light, Sark, July 2017
Wikimedia Creative Commons photo by Ruben Holthuijsen

Casquets Light, Alderney
Trinity House photo
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