Yearbuilt: | 1930 (first) |
Yearlit: | 1980 (current) |
Automated: | 1980 |
Foundation: | concrete |
Construction: | metal skeletal tower |
Shape: | square truncated tower with balcony |
Escape Island Lighthouse is a heritage listed 960NaN0 lighthouse which was constructed in the centre of Escape Island, on the coast of Western Australia in 1930.[1]
Initially the lighthouse had a brightness of 6000 candlepower and was visible for 15miles. The light was a group flashing white light model, showing three flashes every fifteen seconds.[2] Originally powered by butane gas, it was converted to solar power in 1986; it now consists of a solar powered unmanned light on top of a steel tower.[3]