South Bishop - Lighthouses of Wales

South Bishop lighthouse (Colin Park / On MV Inishmore - View to South Bishop Lighthouse / CC BY-SA 2.0) — (Colin Park / On MV Inishmore – View to South Bishop Lighthouse / CC BY-SA 2.0)

South Bishop (Emsger)

Location	SM 65103 22632 / 51.8527, -5.4122 / castaways.relishes.volatiles
Established / Rebuilt / Automated / Closed	1839 / — / 1983 / —
Architect or Builder	James Walker
Height of tower (m) / above sea level (m) / Range (NM)	11 / 44 / 16
Character	Fl 5s
Optic	4th order rotating catadioptric
Owner	Trinity House

Sited on a small island 8 km off St David’s Head on the Pembrokeshire coast, this lighthouse not only guides ocean-going ships around the British coast but also marks the outer limits of the dangerous Bishops and Clerks rocks. It has the distinction of having the oldest unaltered lantern in England and Wales, with the original rectangular window (many lighthouses later switched to diamond shaped ones).