Roches-Douvres Light

Roches-Douvres Light is a prominent lighthouse located in Côtes-d'Armor, France, built atop a 5-story elliptical stone dwelling. At a height of 213 feet, it is the eleventh-tallest traditional lighthouse in the world. The lighthouse is situated on the Roches-Douvres reef, a hazardous underwater formation exposed at low tide, approximately 30 kilometers off the French coast between the islands of Île-de-Bréhat and Guernsey in the English Channel.

The lighthouse was originally constructed as a cast iron tower in 1868, standing at 190 feet tall with a diameter of 13 feet at the top. It was destroyed during World War II by German troops in 1944. A temporary light was mounted on a pylon in 1950, and a new light was installed on the tower in 1952, with the construction completed in 1954. The lighthouse was electrified in 1971 with electricity generated from wind turbines and automated in 2000.

Both the site and the tower are closed to the public, and the location can only be accessed by boat in rough seas. The lighthouse is considered one of the most remote and exposed wave-swept lighthouses in Europe, making it a significant aid to navigation in the English Channel.

Light and tower

It lies on the Atlantic Ocean. The light has a focal height of 60 metres. The light has a range of 24 nautical miles.