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Berry Head Lighthouse, located at the end Berry Head was built in 1906. It was automated and converted to run on acetylene in 1921, and was modernised in 1994 since then it has run on mains electricity. The light has a range of , giving a double white flash every 15 seconds. Berry Head is reputedly the shortest lighthouse in Great Britain, but also one of the highest, being only tall, but above mean sea level. It was also said to be the ''deepest'' because the optic was originally turned by a weight falling down a deep shaft, though an electric motor is now used.〔 Semaphore signalling apparatus was on Berry Head before 1875 and acted as the Lloyds' Signal Station for Torbay. ==See also== *List of lighthouses in England 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Berry Head Lighthouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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