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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.
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.
Relationship Explorer
- BuiltRoches-Douvres1947 – 1954reviewed
Construction of the replacement began in 1947 and continued for seven years, using granite dressed and numbered on shore before shipment to the reef.
- CommissionedRoches-Douvres06/1954reviewed
Preferred public assertion at month precision: POP records the present lighthouse as lit in June 1954. This supports the Story's 1954 milestone without selecting a disputed exact day.
- CommissionedRoches-Douvres14/07/1954reviewed
Alternative official assertion: the public DIRM lighthouse page places the lighting in the night of 13-14 July 1954. The anniversary framing remains evidence, not an uncontested exact date.
- CommissionedRoches-Douvres19/06/1954reviewed
Alternative official assertion: the DIRM 2025 lighthouse guide gives 19 June 1954. It remains visible in Research but does not silently override the month-level editorial choice.
- 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.
Timeline and Relations
- Replaces Roches-Douvres 1869 metal lighthouse1954
The destroyed metal tower was replaced by the present granite-and-concrete lighthouse after seven years of offshore construction.
- Part of Roches-Douvres lighthouse station identity1954
The present granite-and-concrete lighthouse carries the continuing Roches-Douvres station identity.
- Built Roches-Douvres1947 – 1954
Construction of the replacement began in 1947 and continued for seven years, using granite dressed and numbered on shore before shipment to the reef.
- Commissioned Roches-Douvres06/1954
Preferred public assertion at month precision: POP records the present lighthouse as lit in June 1954. This supports the Story's 1954 milestone without selecting a disputed exact day.
- Commissioned Roches-Douvres19/06/1954
Alternative official assertion: the DIRM 2025 lighthouse guide gives 19 June 1954. It remains visible in Research but does not silently override the month-level editorial choice.
- Commissioned Roches-Douvres14/07/1954
Alternative official assertion: the public DIRM lighthouse page places the lighting in the night of 13-14 July 1954. The anniversary framing remains evidence, not an uncontested exact date.
Asset Lifecycle Visualisation
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Asset lifecycle (4 events)
- Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse commissioned Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phare des Roches-Douvres - POP / Merimeemedium
- Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse commissioned Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phares & feux 2025 - DIRM NAMOmedium
- Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse commissioned Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phare des Roches Douvres - DIRM NAMOmedium
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- Roches-Douvres lighthouse station identity located at Roches-Douvres plateauSource: Roches-Douvres lighthouse station identity · Target: Roches-Douvres plateauSources: Phare des Roches Douvres - DIRM NAMOhigh
- Roches-Douvres lighthouse station identity historically part of Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres lighthouse station identity · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phare des Roches Douvres - DIRM NAMOhigh
- Roches-Douvres 1869 metal lighthouse destroyed Roches-Douvres plateauSource: Roches-Douvres 1869 metal lighthouse · Target: Roches-Douvres plateauSources: Phare des Roches-Douvres - POP / Merimeehigh
- Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse built Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phare des Roches Douvres - DIRM NAMOhigh
- Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse commissioned Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phare des Roches-Douvres - POP / Merimeemedium
- Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse commissioned Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phares & feux 2025 - DIRM NAMOmedium
- Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse commissioned Roches-DouvresSource: Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse · Target: Roches-DouvresSources: Phare des Roches Douvres - DIRM NAMOmedium
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Citation
LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Roches-Douvres 1954 granite lighthouse", LUX-ASSET-000660, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000660/, accessed 2026-07-14, archive v0.24.248.