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{{short description|Lighthouse in Kerala, India}}
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{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = Kannur Lighthouse
| image_name = Kannur Lighthouse.jpg
| caption = The new lighthouse commissioned into service on 25 July 1976
| location = Northwest of [[Kannur]]<br /> [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|11|51|37.9|N|75|21|21.3|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Kerala
| pushpin = lighthouse
| pushpin_map_caption = Kerala
| yearbuilt = 1903 (first)
| yearlit = 1976 (current)
| automated =
| yeardeactivated =
| foundation =
| construction = concrete tower
| shape = cylindrical tower with balcony and small lantern
| marking = red tower with a single white band, white lantern
| height = {{convert|23|m|ft}}
| focalheight = {{convert|35|m|ft}}
| lens = Type C [[sealed beam]] lamp (original), Type D sealed beam lamp (current)
| intensity =
| range = {{convert|18.8|nmi}}<ref>[http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=249&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 Kannur lighthouse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311170823/http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouse.aspx?Consent_id=249&Module_id=16&LocationId=6&LangId=1 |date=11 March 2016 }} Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships</ref>
| characteristic = Fl W 10s.
| fogsignal =
| admiralty = F0672
| NGA = 27668
| ARLHS = IND-079<ref>{{cite rowlett|indsw|access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref>
}}

The '''Kannur Lighthouse''' is located near the [[Payyambalam Beach]], a few kilometers from [[Kannur town]], in [[Kerala]] state, [[south India]]. It is adjacent to the Sea View Park and the Government Guest House. The [[lighthouse]] is still active and overlooks the [[Arabian Sea]].

Cannanore is the old English name for the town named [[Kannur]]. The lighthouse at Kannur is still often referred to as the Cannanore lighthouse.

== History ==
Cannanore (now [[Kannur]]) was an important seaport under the 15th century rulers of [[Kolathiri|North Malabar]], the [[Kolathiris]] and the [[Arakkal Kingdom]]. The port had maritime links with the ports of [[Madras]], [[Colombo]], [[Tuticorin]], [[Alleppey]], [[Mangalore]], [[Bombay]] and [[Karachi]].

The [[Portugal|Portuguese]] led by [[Vasco Da Gama]] first landed at [[Kappad beach]] in 1498. They built the [[St. Angelo Fort]] at Kannur in the early 16th century. Almost two centuries later, the region came under the control of the [[United Kingdom|British]], who established a cantonment at Cannanore in the 19th century.

In 1902, the Presidency Port Officer of Madras state government sanctioned an amount of Rs. 3430/- for the construction of a lighthouse tower atop the fort. This stone tower was commissioned in the year 1903, but at a later date the tower, along with a part of the fort, was taken away by the sea. After this only, a mast was installed inside the fort to hoist a lighthouse lantern.

In order to warn ships at sea of land, a system of hoisting a lantern with an [[Oil lamp|oil wick lamp]] was introduced in 1843 by the British. A [[masonry]] [[pedestal]] was constructed in 1903 on the rampart of the fort and a double wick oil lamp inside the 4th order [[dioptric]] [[lens (optics)|lens]] and lantern with arrangement for [[occultation]] was placed on this pedestal. The light was made available during fair seasons only, from September to May every year.

In 1924, some enhancements were made. The light was shifted in 1939 on to a 16-metre [[steel]] [[trestle]] erected on the northern bastion of the Fort. The steel trestle can still be seen today at the Fort.

The equipment was replaced by a flashing light with 10-second character running on [[DA gas]] in 1948. This light remained in operation till the new lighthouse tower was constructed at the present location during 1975–76.

== Today ==
Today, the light uses modern PRB-42 equipment with 6 [[volt]], 30 [[watt]] Type 'C' sealed beam lamps, supplied by Messers J. Stone India, of [[Calcutta]]. The GI lantern house installed at the station is 2.4 meters in diameter and was fabricated at [[Cochin]]. The new lighthouse was commissioned into service on 25 July 1976.

On 31 May 2003, the 'C' type sealed beam lamps were replaced by 'D' type sealed beam lamps. Today the lighthouse lights up the skies every night, and offers a solitary light that can be seen from the Baby beach and as far as [[Payyambalam Beach|Payyambalam]].

== Image gallery ==
{|
|
<gallery mode="packed" heights="160" style="font-size:88%; line-height:130%;">
Inside view of lighthouse.jpg|View from Inside
Beautiful view from The top of Kannur Lighthouse, Kerala.jpg|View from the Top
</gallery>
|}

== See also ==
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* [[List of lighthouses in India]]
* [[Alappuzha Lighthouse]]
* [[St. Angelo Fort]]
* [[Cannanore Cantonment]]
* [[Kannur]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Lighthouse Digest|6327}}
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ez2axs/200359957/ Photo of the current lighthouse on Flickr]
* [http://www.dgll.nic.in/LightHouses/74_1_LightHouses.aspx Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships]
{{Commons category|Kannur lighthouse}}

{{Kannur |state=expanded}}
{{Lighthouses in Kerala|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Lighthouses completed in 1975]]
[[Category:1975 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Lighthouses in Kerala]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kannur]]
[[Category:Transport in Kannur]]

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