Trevose Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Trevose Head on the north Cornish coast at grid reference SW850766 near Padstow.
The tower is 27 metres tall, and has a range of 20 nautical miles (37 km), but, on a clear night, you can just spot the light from Pendeen Lighthouse, over 35 miles (56 km) away.
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