Harrison Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the northern Parish of Saint Lucy, Barbados.[1]
 Harrison Point Lighthouse in 2008 | |
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| Location | Saint Lucy Barbados |
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| Coordinates | 13°18′30.7″N 59°38′53.4″W / 13.308528°N 59.648167°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1925 |
| Construction | concrete block |
| Height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and red lantern |
| Light | |
| First lit | 2011  |
| Deactivated | 2007-2011 |
| Focal height | 59 metres (194 ft) |
| Range | 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) |
| Characteristic | F R |
History
editThe lighthouse has a cylindrical shape and it was the latest, of four lighthouses, to be built on the island, in 1925. It is built in concrete block, it has a height of 26 metres (85 ft) and a focal height of 59 metres (194 ft). The tower is white painted and the lantern is red; its characteristic, before the temporary deactivation. was two white flashes every 15 seconds.[2] The lighthouse was deactivated probably in 2007, as reported by Admiralty, because it was on the ground of a prison; the tower was abandoned and the keeper's house ruined. In 2011 the Admiralty confirmed the activity of the lighthouse with a continuous red light.
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Barbados". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ Barbados.org
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