Godrevy Lighthouse
The Stones Reef off Godrevy Point has always been a shipping hazard and a lighthouse had been considered for a long time, but nothing was done until in 1854, the SS Nile was wrecked with the loss of all on board. The lighthouse was finished in 1859 and is a 26m tall octagonal tower, located on the largest rock of the reef. The lighthouse inspired Virginia Woolfe's novel "To the Lighthouse", despite her setting the novel in The Hebrides. In 2012, the light was decommissioned and replaced with an LED light on a platform facing the sea. The tower is still maintained as a daytime navigation aid.
More about Godrevy Lighthouse and Virginia Woolfe in Cornwall
Mentioned in walks
- Gwithian and Upton Towans (2.4 mile walk)
- Hayle and The Towans (2.7 mile walk)
- Hell's Mouth to Godrevy (5.0 mile walk)
- Lelant Saltings to Carbis Bay (4.8 mile walk)
- Portreath and Tehidy Woods (5.2 mile walk)
- St Ives (4.3 mile walk)
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