Best of Yorkshire & the Humber
The 16 best lighthouses in Yorkshire & the Humber
Our curated top 16 lighthouses in Yorkshire & the Humber, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 21 lighthouses see the full lighthouses index for Yorkshire & the Humber.
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Whitby West Pier Lighthouse
Whitby West Pier Lighthouse is, along with Whitby East Pier Lighthouse, one of two lighthouses protecting the entrance to the harbour of the town of Whitby in the English county of North Yorkshire. As
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Whitby East Pier Lighthouse
Whitby East Pier Lighthouse is, along with Whitby West Pier Lighthouse, one of two lighthouses protecting the entrance to the harbour of the town of Whitby in the English county of North Yorkshire. As
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Withernsea Lighthouse
Withernsea Lighthouse is an inland lighthouse that stands in the middle of the town of Withernsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The lighthouse stands 127 feet (38 m) high and took 18 month
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Whitby Lighthouse
Whitby Lighthouse is a lighthouse operated by Trinity House. It is on Ling Hill, on the coast to the southeast of Whitby, beyond Saltwick Bay. To distinguish it from the two lighthouses in Whitby itse
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Flamborough Head Lighthouse
Flamborough Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located at Flamborough, East Riding of Yorkshire. England. Flamborough Head Lighthouse acts as a waypoint for passing deep sea vessels and coastal t
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Scarborough Lighthouse
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
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Chalk Tower
Details The monument is the former Flamborough Head lighthouse and includes an octagonal tower constructed of coursed chalk rubble with stone dressings. It was built in 1674 as a business venture by S
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Killingholme High Lighthouse
Details HUMBERSIDE GLANFORD 5264 TA 11 NE SOUTH KILLINGHOLME TA 178 182 11/71 Killingholme High Lighthouse GV II Lighthouse. Established 1831, rebuilt 1876-7 for Trinity House. Brick, rendered and col
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Killingholme North Low Lighthouse
Details TA 11 NE SOUTH KILLINGHOLME TA 177 184 11/72 Killingholme North Low Lighthouse GV II Lighthouse and adjoining lighthouse keeper's house, now house. 1851 by William Foale for Trinity House, wit
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Killingholme South Low Lighthouse
Details TA 11 NE SOUTH KILLINGHOLME TA 180 181 11/73 Killingholme South Low Lighthouse GV II Lighthouse. 1836 by Francis Dales for Trinity House. Brick, rendered and colourwashed. 4-storey tapered rou
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Paull Lighthouse
Details PAULL TOWN END ROAD TA 12 NE (south side) 3/14 The Old Lighthouse and adjoining Keepers' Houses GV II Lighthouse, adjoining keeper's house to south and later adjoining keeper's house to east,
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Spurn Lighthouse
Details EASINGTON SPURN POINT TA 41 SW 14/6 Spurn Lighthouse GV II Lighthouse. 1893-5 by Thomas Matthews for Trinity House. Brick, painted, on concrete base. Tapered round tower with entrance to west.
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Spurn Point Low Light
Details EASINGTON SPURN POINT TA 41 SW 14/7 Tower of former Low Lighthouse GV II Lighthouse tower. 1852 with later water tank. For Trinity House. Brick with ashlar facing. Tapered round tower with ent
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Thorngumbald Clough High Lighthouse
Details PAULL THORNGUMBALD ROAD TA 12 SE (south-west side, off) 6/11 Thorngumbald Clough High Lighthouse GV II Lighthouse. 1870 for Trinity House. Brick and ashlar base; tower with rivetted wrought-ir
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Thorngumbald Clough Low Lighthouse
Details PAULL THORNGUMBALD ROAD TA 12 NE (south-west side, off) 3/12 Thorngumbald Clough Low Lighthouse GV II Lighthouse. 1870 for Trinity House; later attached to base. Brick and flagstone base with
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Whitgift Lighthouse
Details SE 82 SW SE 8213 2320 1/37 TWIN RIVERS MAIN STREET (north side, off) Whitgift Lighthouse on bank of River Ouse GV II Lighthouse. Probably late C19, for Aire and Calder Navigation. Concrete bas