Photographer’s Note
St Catherine's Lighthouse is in Niton Undercliffe, approx 5 miles from Ventnor and was constructed in 1838 following the loss of the ship "Clarendon" on nearby rocks. It has 94 steps up to the lantern and the height of the tower is 27 metres. It was 13 meters higher but due to problems with mist capping the lighthouse it was decided to lower the top tower by 7 meters and the middle tower by 6 meters in 1875. The range of the 2 x 400w MBI lamps is 26 sea miles and they give one white flash every 5 seconds.
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Kolyamour
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 317 W: 101 N: 339]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif){kind=small}
(1760) 2005-02-20 12:17
Beautiful classic lighthouse view... Meadows, cows, sea and lighthuose... Nice summer colours...
Great shot.
Thanks for share.
Nikolay
jkneze
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(506) 2005-02-20 15:35
Lovely shot of a great lighthouse, like the whiteness of the tower against the surroundings. However I only wish that the roofs were just a bit brighter, a tiny littel bit.
Photo Information
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Copyright: Gwynne Penny (Pookanoodle)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 54 W: 0 N: 16]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-n-s.gif)
(482) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2004-07-29
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: Canon EOS 10D, EF 17-40mm F4.0, Circular Polarizer
- Details: Tripod: Yes
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2005-02-20 10:39
