Teignmouth lighthouse (Teignmouth Harbour Commission)

Den Lighthouse:

10.4 metres (34ft) high.
Fixed red light on stone tower.
Range 6 miles.

Overview

Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II
List Entry Number: 1269045
Date first listed: 30-Jun-1949

Location

Statutory Address: LIGHTHOUSE, THE DEN
County: Devon
District: Teignbridge (District Authority)
Parish: Teignmouth
National Grid Reference: SX 94035 72484

Details

Lighthouse. 1845. Plymouth stone ashlar with metal light drum. A stepped square plinth to a small cylindrical tower with a machicolated band below the cornice and loop-holes to the stairs. The C20 drum to the light has a weather vane to the pointed roof. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Teignmouth lighthouse

The entrance to the River Teign has dangerous currents, rocks and shifting sands, posing a danger to vessels and thus was deemed to require a navigational aid. Under the Harbour Commissioners, planning for the lighthouse commenced in the early 1840s.[3] The limestone lighthouse tower was built in 1844–1845 at a cost of £300 and came into service in 1845.It was lit by three gas burners, with reflectors, and showed a fixed red light (with a range of 7 nautical miles) to guide ships to the mouth of the harbour.

The lighthouse is currently maintained by the Harbour Master and continues to guide vessels through the channel's sand bars into the harbour.