Cardigan River Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cardigan River Lighthouse
Also known as: Cardigan River (Range Rear) (relocated)
This square wooden tower, measuring 10 meters in height, was built and first lit in 1883. It was painted white with red trim, and the lantern housing was also red. The lighthouse served as the rear light of the Cardigan River Range starting in 1926. In 1967, a directional light was installed, and the front light was discontinued. All lights associated with the structure were decommissioned in the early 1980s. Following its decommissioning, the lighthouse was purchased and moved approximately 300 meters west to its current location within a summer cottage development.
Why it matters: The lighthouse's relocation and preservation after decommissioning highlight a common fate for smaller navigational aids, transforming them into historical structures.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with red trim
- Material
- wood
Structure: square wood tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with red trim; lantern is red
Location
- City
- Georgetown Royalty
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Prince Edward Island
- Sea Region
- Cardigan River, at the end of Morrison's Beach Road north of Georgetown, in a summer cottage development
- Latitude
- 46.2120°
- Longitude
- -62.5415°
Nearby Vessels
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1883
Significant events: became the rear light of the Cardigan River Range in 1926, directional light installed and front light discontinued in 1967, all lights discontinued in the early 1980s, purchased by Paul and Rosemary Batchilder and moved about 300 m west to its present location
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Georgetown(2.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H0946.
- NGA No.
- H0946
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-1254
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