Harrison Point Lighthouse
Harrison Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the northern Parish of Saint Lucy, Barbados.
 Harrison Point Lighthouse in 2008 | |
  Harrison Point Barbados | |
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| Location | Saint Lucy Barbados |
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| Coordinates | 13°18′30.7″N 59°38′53.4″W |
| Year first constructed | 1925 |
| Deactivated | 2007-2011 |
| Construction | concrete block |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and red lantern |
| Tower height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Focal height | 59 metres (194 ft) |
| Range | 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) |
| Characteristic | F R |
| Admiralty number | J5814 |
| NGA number | 15128 |
| ARLHS number | BAR-001[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 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.
References
- Harrison Point The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 7 August 2016
- Barbados.org
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