| Lighthouse of Ponta Negra Portuguese: Farolim da Ponta Negra | |
| Location: |  Corvo, Vila do Corvo |
| Coordinates: | 39.6699°N -31.1146°W |
| Yearbuilt: | 1910 |
| Automated: | February 1987 |
| Construction: | concrete tower |
| Shape: | hexagonal tower with balcony and beacon[1] |
| Marking: | white tower |
| Height: | 3m (10feet) |
| Focalheight: | 22m (72feet) |
| Range: | 6miles |
| Characteristic: | Fl W 5s. |
| Managingagent: | Directorate for Lighthouses (Portuguese: Direcção de Faróis) |
| Heritage: | Unclassified |
The Lighthouse of Ponta Negra (Portuguese: Farolim da Ponta Negra) is a beacon/lighthouse located along the cliffs of promontory of Ponta Negra, in the municipality of Vila do Corvo, on the Portuguese island of Corvo, in the archipelago of the Azores.
The small lighthouse was constructed in November 1910, with a sixth order diotropic light, providing a fixed white light, that ranged to 10miles, supported by acetylene gas.
In 1955, construction began on a modernization of the light. By May 1956, the new light was inaugurated, this time using a fourth-order dioptric light, in groups of double clarions, with a 15miles range.
Its power source was changed in February 1987, to photovoltaic panels, and converted to a solar panel-battery reserve system by the first decade of the 21st century.
This light is located on the clifftop promontory of Ponta Negra, on the southern coast of Corvo (west of the port of Boqueirão) alongside the traditional windmills; it is at the edge of the Caminho dos Moinhos near the westernmost windmill of the group.
Originally the illuminating tower was an ironwork structure 6m (20feet) high, with small cabana-like metal annex, painted in red. The modern building consists of a beacon mounted to a hexagonal tower, constructed of reinforced concrete. The small tower is 3m (10feet) high, and the current light is 23m (75feet) above sea level, providing a range of sight to 6miles, using a simple white beacon with five second interval.
