LOTD: La Plate
(from: http://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/fran3.htm)
La Plate
Date unknown (1950s or 1960s). Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); three flashes, in a 2+1 pattern, every 10 s; white flashes are shown to the south and red flashes to the north. 10 m (33 ft) octagonal cylindrical tower. No lantern; the light is shown from a short mast atop the tower. A watch room inside the top of the tower is accessed by an outside ladder. The tower is painted with a black horizontal band at the top and a yellow band below the black; the lower half of the tower is unpainted. Trabas has Thomas Philipp's closeup photo, Jenšíková has a view from the Pointe des Grouins, and Google has a satellite view and a distant street view. Note: there is another, better-known Feu de la Plate off the Pointe du Raz, Bretagne. Located atop a waveswept rock 3 km (1.8 mi) northeast of the Cap de la Hague lighthouse. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. Admiralty A1514; NGA 8312.
(full photo found here; ©Thomas Philipp)
