Cape Pembroke Lighthouse
| Cape Pembroke Lighthouse | |||
| East Falkland | |||
 Cape Pembroke Lighthouse | |||
| Location | |||
| Location: | 51°40’55"S, 57°43’13"W | ||
| Characteristics | |||
| Height: | 60 feet | ||
| Tower shape: | cylindrical tower | ||
| Tower marking: | black tower with a horizontal white band, black lantern | ||
| Light: | Fl (3) W 20s. | ||
| Focal height: | 100 feet (current) | ||
| Admiralty No.: | G1352 | ||
| History | |||
| Built 1855, 1987 | |||
| Information | |||
| Owned by: | Government of the Falkland Islands | ||
The Cape Pembroke Lighthouse stands on Cape Pembroke, the easternmost point of East Falkland and of the whole of the Falkland Islands. It is an automated light, standing 60 feet high.
The lighthouse was built in 1855, and rebuilt in 1906, and was restored in the 1990s. Previously, the nearby Billy Rock offshore had claimed fifteen ships, and there were unlit markers here.
The original light used rape seed oil, but as it burnt a thousand gallons a year, sea lion oil was attempted as a substitute. When it was rebuilt in 1906, it was converted to paraffin and worked by clockwork. After World War II a less romantic structure was built to the east.
A small lighthouse keeper's cottage used to stand here. The lighthouse itself, is now a listed building.[1]
The lighthouse is owned by the Falkland Islands government. They are advised on maintenance of the lighthouse by the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust as it is a heritage asset.
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References
- ↑ "Falkland Islands Information Web Portal". Buildings and Structures in the Falkland Islands designated as being of Architectural or Historic Interest. http://www.falklands.info/background/listedb.html. Retrieved 2008-07-08.