Goulphar Lighthouse Explained

Location:Bangor, Belle-Île-en-Mer, Morbihan, France
Yearbuilt:1836
Construction:granite tower
Shape:cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Marking:unpainted tower, red lantern and rail
Height:52.25m (171.42feet)
Focalheight:92m (302feet)
Range:27nmi
Characteristic:Gp.Fl.(2) W 10s
Country:France
Countrynumber:FR-0799[1]
Managingagent:Service des phares et balises

The Goulphar Lighthouse (Phare de Goulphar or Grand Phare de Kervilahouen) is a lighthouse on Belle-Île-en-Mer in France. It is a granite tower combining the technical buildings and the keepers' lodgings, designed by Augustin Fresnel.

Goulphar was listed as Monument historique in 1995.

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Notes and References

  1. 21 January 2016.