Portland Bill Low Light, Historic lighthouse at Portland Bill, England.
Portland Bill Low Light is a white stone lighthouse tower at the southern tip of the Isle of Portland, listed as a Grade II building. It stands 25 meters (82 feet) tall on the rocky shoreline, close to where strong tidal currents make the waters around the headland difficult to navigate.
The tower was built in 1869 by architect James Nicholas Douglass, who was also responsible for several other major lighthouses along the British coast. It replaced an earlier pair of lighthouses that had guided ships through these waters since the 18th century.
The name "Low Light" distinguishes this tower from a nearby older lighthouse called the "High Light", which stands higher up on the headland. The two towers once worked as a pair, helping ships find a safe course through the waters around Portland Bill.
The tower sits at the end of Portland peninsula, accessible by a single road from Weymouth, and there is a small parking area nearby. The area around the base can be very exposed to wind, so a warm layer is worth bringing even in summer.
Although the tower is still an active lighthouse, it was at one point available to rent as a holiday cottage, so visitors could actually spend the night inside it. Those who stayed in the upper rooms had an unobstructed view of the rotating light and the coastline after dark.
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