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| Location | Near Appledore, Devon, England |
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| Coordinates | 51°3′58″N 4°11′23″W / 51.06611°N 4.18972°W / 51.06611; -4.18972 |
| Year first constructed | 1954 |
| Height | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Focal height | 7.6 m (25 ft) |
| Current lens | 300MM Fixed Drum Lens |
| Range | 6 nmi (11 km) |
| Characteristic | Flash RW every 2.5 Seconds |
| ARLHS number | ENG 030 |
Situated at the south end of Braunton Burrows is Crow Point Lighthouse, which guides vessels navigating the Taw and Torridge estuary. The lighthouse is a small tubular steel structure, powered when first built by acetylene gas, and now by solar power following conversion in 1987.
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