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St Anthony’s Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated on St Anthony Head on the eastern side of the entrance to Falmouth harbour Cornwall. The harbour is also known as Carrick Roads and is one of the largest natural harbours in the world.The lighthouse was built in 1835 by Olver of Falmouth for Trinity House and the original light came from eight Argand oil lamps. The light source was changed to pressure vapour and later to electricity when electricity was connected in 1954.

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