Fish Island Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Fish Island Lighthouse
Also known as: Fish Island (Malpeque Outer Range Front, Billhook Island Range Front) (relocated to Cabot Beach)
The Fish Island Lighthouse is a square pyramidal wood tower standing 7 meters tall. Originally established in 1876, the current structure was built in 1961. Severe beach erosion in 1989 threatened the lighthouse's existence, leading to the demolition of its attached keeper's house. The tower was then cut into two sections and airlifted by Canadian Forces helicopter to Cabot Beach Provincial Park. It was reassembled and restored at its new location. In the late 1990s, the lighthouse served as a set piece for the CBC television series Emily of New Moon. The site is open to the public, but the tower is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse demonstrates significant community effort in its preservation and relocation from erosion. It also holds cultural significance as a former filming location.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- wood
Structure: square pyramidal wood tower with lantern, formerly attached to a 1-1/2 story wood keeper's house
Location
- City
- Malpeque
- Country
- 🇨🇦Canada
- Region
- Prince Edward Island
- Sea Region
- Cabot Beach Provincial Park, off PE 20 northwest of Malpeque
- Latitude
- 46.5585°
- Longitude
- -63.7023°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Summerside(11.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- H1106.
- ARLHS No.
- CAN-770
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1961
Significant events: station threatened by beach erosion in 1989, keeper's house demolished, light tower sawed into two sections and relocated by Canadian Forces helicopter to Cabot Beach Provincial Park, reassembled and restored, part of the set of the CBC television series Emily of New Moon in the late 1990s
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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