Scoglio Formiche di Grosseto | |
Location: | Marina di Grosseto Tuscany Italy |
Coordinates: | 42.5764°N 10.882°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1919 |
Foundation: | cobrete base |
Construction: | concrete and brick tower |
Shape: | cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery on one-story keeper’s house |
Marking: | white tower |
Intensity: | LABI 100 W |
Characteristic: | FI W 6s. |
Lens: | Type OF |
Country: | Italy |
Countrynumber: | 2136 E.F |
Managingagent: | Marina Militare[1] [2] |
Scoglio Formiche di Grosseto Lighthouse Italian: Faro delle Formiche di Grosseto is an active lighthouse established on the largest of three skerries located south west of Marina di Grosseto.
The lighthouse and the keeper’s house were built in 1901 and restored in 1919 by the Regia Marina. The lighthouse consists of a white building and a cylindrical tower, with balcony and lantern, high built on the front side. The power is supplied by a solar panel and the lantern emits one single white flash every 6 seconds visible up to . The lighthouse is fully automated and operated by Marina Militare identified by the code number 2136 E.F.[1]