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The Dovercourt lighthouses and causeway is a complex of maritime structures located on the Essex coast near Harwich. The site comprises two eighteenth-century lighthouses, known as the High Light and Low Light, which functioned as leading lights to guide shipping safely into Harwich Harbour, along with an associated causeway structure. These navigational aids represent an important development in maritime safety during the period of increased commercial shipping through the Thames estuary. The lighthouses exemplify the engineering solutions employed in the Georgian period to manage the hazards posed by the treacherous waters and shifting sandbanks characteristic of this section of the east coast.
The Dovercourt lighthouses and causeway is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017200. View the official record →
The Dovercourt lighthouses and causeway is a complex of maritime structures located on the Essex coast near Harwich. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017200.
The Dovercourt lighthouses and causeway is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017200.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Beacon Hill Fort: a late 19th and 20th century coastal artillery fortification (1.3 km), The Harwich Redoubt (1.6 km), A Napoleonic coastal battery at Bath Side, 400m north west of Tower Hill (1.7 km).
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