Watwick Point Beacon is a leading light, which is a type of lighthouse, located near Dale, Pembrokeshire, in Wales. It is designed to lead ships into Milford Haven in conjunction with the West Blockhouse Point Beacons. It is situated about half a mile to the north-east of West Blockhouse Point.[3]

Watwick Point Beacon
Range Rear
The Watwick Beacon in 2007
Map
LocationWatwick Point
Dale
Pembrokeshire
Wales
United Kingdom
Coordinates51°41′46″N 5°09′14″W / 51.696247°N 5.153987°W / 51.696247; -5.153987
Tower
Constructed1970[1]
Constructionreinforced concrete tower
Automated1970
Height50 metres (160 ft)
Shapetapered cylindrical tower with platform
Markingsunpainted tower with rectangular slatted daymark painted black with a white vertical stripe on the range line
OperatorMilford Haven Port Authority[2]
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Light
Focal height80 metres (260 ft)
Lenssealed beam
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
CharacteristicF w

Watwick Point Beacon comprises a circular pinkish-white tower. A large board at the top of the tower contains a vertical black and white daymark.[4] The mains-powered single-beam light is mounted on a gallery on top of the tower and gives out a flashing white light which is visible for 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi).[5][4] The height of the tower is 159 feet (48 m) and the light shines out at this height.[3]

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  1. ^ Dale Peninsula Retrieved 4 June 2016
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b Douglas Bland Hague (1994). Hughes, Stephen (ed.). Lighthouses of Wales: Their Architecture and Archaeology. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-871184-08-2.
  4. ^ a b Denton, A., & Leach, N., Lighthouses of Wales, Landmark Publishing Ltd., 2008, ISBN 978-1-84306-459-6
  5. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 114: British Isles, English Channel and North Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016. p. 82.