Godrevy Lighthouse

Godrevy Lighthouse and Island in the sun. You can find more information on Godrevy and the Lighthouses of Cornwall by clicking on the tags below.

Long ships Lighthouse see on a misty over cast day 1st January 2011. For more information about Cornwall's Lighthouses click on the tag below.

Windy day at Godrevy with seals fishing in the surf, hauled out at mutton cove Godrevy. Hells mouth a solitary young seal could be seen lolling about in the swell.

We have other videos and information on Cornwall Seals and others on the Godrevy seal colony.

Lighthouses around and off the Coast of Cornwall

For nearly 100 years Pendeen Lighthouse between St Just and St Ives in the west of Cornwall has been guiding passing vessels and warning of the dangerous waters around Pendeen Watch.

The original oil lamp was replaced by an electric one in 1926 and is now on display at the Trinity House National Lighthouse Centre in Penzance.

Around the lamp revolves an apparatus containing the lenses. This optic is very heavy, weighing 2½ tons, but as it floats in a trough containing 0.75 of a ton of mercury it can be set in motion by the merest touch.

Video taken of Longships Lighthouse, during morning storms , 10th March 2008. This video of the storm illustrates the power of the sea in these waters.

Longships is the name given to a group of rocks situated 1.25 miles to the west of Land's End, in Penwith, Cornwall,

Longships Lighthouse. The original lighthouse was built in 1795 on the highest point of the largest rock. A new lighthouse was built and was first lit in December 1873 having cost £43,870.

Tater Du lighthouse in Cornwall. Located about 5 miles from Lands End, is a nice 30 min walk from picturesque Lamorna Cove.