Clearly, a lighthouse out in the open sea has the role of marking out the reefs, which are very often just above the water level and because of this, access to it is very difficult for the builders. If this lighthouse is located in an area of strong currents, its construction becomes almost impossible. In spite of this, the engineers and workers of Lighthouses and Beacons showed that they could achieve the impossible.

In order to illustrate the construction of a lighthouse and show a little of the life of lighthouse-keepers, we have chosen the Ar Men Lighthouse, which is out at sea off the Ile de Sein, where the English Channel and the Atlantic meet and generate very strong currents

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