La Corbière, Historic lighthouse in Saint Brelade, Jersey

La Corbière is a 19-metre round white lighthouse on a tidal rock about 500 metres off the southwestern tip of Jersey, in the parish of St Brélade. It has a lantern and gallery, and a concrete causeway built in the 1930s links it to the shore; the path is submerged at high tide.

The lighthouse was designed by the civil engineer Sir John Coode and completed in November 1873, entering service in April 1874. It was the world's first lighthouse built of steel-reinforced concrete and was planned for electric operation from the outset. A concrete access road to the tidal island was added in the 1930s, and the light was automated in 1976.

The name La Corbière comes from the Jèrriais word for a place where crows nest, though gulls have long since replaced them. The lighthouse appears on more than 20 Jersey stamps, on the £5 banknote and the 20-pence coin, and in 2022 a £2 coin series showed it again.

The causeway to the tidal island is submerged at high tide, so cross only around low water and check the local tide tables first. The site can also be reached by boat, and parking is available on the mainland side. Allow time to return before the water rises.

The seven-storey MP2 Tower above La Corbière dates from the German occupation of Jersey in 1940–1945 and was used to monitor radio traffic in the English Channel until the 1970s. Restored in Bauhaus style, it has been rented out since 2004 as a self-catering holiday home with a 360-degree view of the lighthouse.