| Cape Brett Lighthouse | |||||||||
| Location: | Cape Brett North Island New Zealand | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | -35.1753°N 174.3326°W | ||||||||
| Yearbuilt: | 1910 (first) | ||||||||
| Yearlit: | 1978 (current) | ||||||||
| Yeardeactivated: | 1978 (first) | ||||||||
| Height: | approx. 15m (49feet) (first) 4m (13feet) (current) | ||||||||
| Focalheight: | 146m (479feet) | ||||||||
| Construction: | cast iron tower (first) fibreglass tower (current) | ||||||||
| Shape: | cylindrical tower with lantern | ||||||||
| Characteristic: | Fl W 15s. (current) | ||||||||
| Marking: | white tower | ||||||||
| Managingagent: | Department of Conservation[1] | ||||||||
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Cape Brett Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Cape Brett in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. The site was surveyed and chosen in 1908 by Captain John Bollons of NZGSS Hinemoa.[2]
The lighthouse was deactivated and keepers were withdrawn in 1978 and replaced by an automated beacon on the same site.
Cape Brett Lighthouse and its associated structures are on the Heritage New Zealand list as a Category 1 Historic Place List No: 7799. It was registered on 26 June 2009.[3]