Kéréon Lighthouse
Kéréon Lighthouse stands about three kilometers off the south-east coast of Ushant, right in the middle of the Fromveur tide race, an extremely strong tidal current ( up to 16 km per hour). Built on the Men Tensel reef, its construction was begun in 1907 and was finaly completed thanks to a donation made by the descendants of Charles-Marie Le Dall de Kéréon (an officer of the French Royal Navy, condemned to death at the age of nineteen, in 1794).
Known as "The Palace" - hungarian oak panelling covers the walls and fine marqueterie work was carried out on the wooden floors - Kéréon was the last "Monumental Lighthouse" built at sea. Fuel-run up to 1972, the lighthouse is now electrically-powered by a wind turbine and entirely automatic. It rises 41 meters above the sea and its red and white light emits one long and one short flash every 24 seconds, while its beam carries approximately 17 miles out to sea.
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