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Berry Head Lighthouse

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Berry Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse, located at the end of Berry Head near Brixham in Devon, which has been in operation since 4 May 1906.London Gazette, Issue: 27914, Page: 3490, 18 May 1906. Berry Head is reputedly the shortest lighthouse in Great Britain, but also one of the highest, being only tall, but above mean sea level. It was also said to be the deepest because the optic was originally turned by a weight falling down a deep shaft. Read more on Wikipedia

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