Lighthouses have been built in epic locations around the world, from volcanoes to sand dunes. The Tower of Hercules in Spain is the oldest operating lighthouse in the world. Some of these lighthouses, ...

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a Greek engineering marvel that guided ships ...

You could be forgiven for thinking that the "Pepper Pot" lighthouse, perched some 750ft above the most southerly point of the Isle of Wight, is a rocket. The origin of this primitive beacon of light ...

Tall, striking, beacons of hope and light, lighthouses have protected sea-farers and captured our imaginations for centuries. Located at the waters edge right across the world, they warn ships of ...