Harrison Point Lighthouse Explained

Location:Saint Lucy
Barbados
Coordinates:13.3085°N -59.6482°W
Yearbuilt:1925
Yeardeactivated:2007-2011
Construction:concrete block
Shape:cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Marking:white tower and red lantern
Height:26m (85feet)
Focalheight:59m (194feet)
Characteristic:F R

Harrison Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the northern Parish of Saint Lucy, Barbados.[1]

History

The 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 26m (85feet) and a focal height of 59m (194feet). 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

Notes and References

  1. 2016-08-07.
  2. http://barbados.org/harrison-point-lighthouse.htm#.VnWhtU9Zjuc Barbados.org