South Neptune Island Lighthouse

South Neptune Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on South Neptune Islands within the Neptune Islands, near the entrance to Spencer Gulf in South Australia.

South Neptune Island Lighthouse (current)[1]
South Neptune Island Lighthouse, 1902
South Australia
LocationNeptune Islands
South Australia
Australia
Coordinates35°20′15.1″S 136°07′02.6″E
Year first constructed1985
Automated1990
Constructionbrick tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern removed in 1990
Markings / patternunpainted tower, white lantern and balcony
Tower height8 metres (26 ft)
Focal height43 metres (141 ft)
Light sourcesolar power
Intensity24,000 cd
Range26 kilometres (16.2 mi)
CharacteristicFl( 3) W 20s.
Admiralty numberK1872
NGA number8692
ARLHS numberAUS-202
Managing agentAustralian Maritime Safety Authority
Heritagestate heritage place (except lighthouse tower) since 15 December 1994[2]

History

It was first lit on 1 November 1901. During the 1980s, a new tower was built to replace the original tower which was relocated to Port Adelaide to become part of the collection of the South Australian Maritime Museum. The lighthouse was converted to automatic operation in the early 1990s.[1][3][4][5][6]

The remains of the first lighthouse, along with the attached keepers' cottages, store, outbuildings, island reserve, stone fences, stone rainwater tanks, and grave sites have been listed on the South Australian Heritage Register since 15 December 1994. The site's significance is reported as follows:[2]

This relatively intact lighthouse complex is significant for its association with South Australia's maritime history and the State's continuing dependence on shipping for transport of commodities in the early 20th century. The construction of the keepers' cottages as an attached row, rather than separate buildings, was not common in South Australia, and these remain as the only surviving example of such construction in the State. The lighthouse has since been returned to Port Adelaide (see registered place 10313), but the remaining buildings illustrate the isolation and self-sufficient lifestyle of one of the State's more isolated lightstations. (HSA 2/2000)

See also

References
  1. "South Neptune Island (2)". Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. "South Neptune Island Lighthouse Complex (including Keepers' Cottages, Store, Outbuildings, the Island Reserve, Stone Fences, Stone Rainwater Tanks, Grave Sites & Foundations of the removed Lighthouse), Neptune Islands Conservation Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. "Marine Board". South Australian Register. 4 May 1877. p. 7.
  4. "General news, The proposed Neptunes Light House". The Advertiser. 5 August 1899. p. 6. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. "The South Neptune Lighthouse". The Register. 4 November 1901. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  6. Harry, Bruce (1987). "Conservation of the former Neptune Islands Lighthouse at Port Adelaide". ICCM Bulletin. Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material. 13 (1 & 2): 83. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
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