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Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse
The present 64.6-metre granite-and-concrete offshore lighthouse, built from 1947 to 1954 as the final work in France's post-war lighthouse reconstruction campaign.
Source Evidence
Heritage Journey
Roches-Douvres: The Granite Ship
How did a warning survive the destruction of the tower that carried it?
Identity role
- Current replacementRoches-Douvres: The Granite Ship
The granite-and-concrete lighthouse completed in 1954.
Direct relationships
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- Current hostRoches-Douvres plateaureviewed
- Part ofRoches-Douvres lighthouse station identity1954reviewed
The present granite-and-concrete lighthouse carries the continuing Roches-Douvres station identity.
- ReplacesRoches-Douvres 1869 metal lighthouse1954reviewed
The destroyed metal tower was replaced by the present granite-and-concrete lighthouse after seven years of offshore construction.
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Attribution
"Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse" · LUX-ASSET-000660 · © LUX143 · Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International · https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000660/
Citation
LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse", LUX-ASSET-000660, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000660/, accessed 2026-08-13, archive v0.24.412.