I found an amazing historical lighthouse that I will feature next week, but this one is much simpler, quicker, and easier to post this week.
This week's lighthouse is the Mevagissey Lighthouse, also known as the Victoria Pier Head Lighthouse, as I found out when I looked for it on Google Maps. The much-esteemed Lighthouse Directory calls it Megavissey Lighthouse, which is what I originally went with. But as you'll see on the map, Victoria Pier Head Lighthouse is how to find it.
As you can surmise by now, it's on the end of breakwater pier protecting Megavissey Harbor. Below are more specs from the Lighthouse Directory:
"1896. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 2 s off, 1.5 s on, 5 s off. 8 m (27 ft) hexagonal cast iron tower, painted white; base of the tower painted black. Fog horn (blast every 30 s). ... Located at the end of the south breakwater in Mevagissey, about 7 km (4.5 mi) south of St. Austell."
So this is a small and clean lighthouse that has been photographed and utilized artistically quite often, despite its humble location and reputation. The pictures I've selected are below.
This first one was taken by Andrew Eadie.
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