Cape du Couedic Lighthouse
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 Cape du Couedic Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Kangaroo Island South Australia Australia |
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| Coordinates | 36°03′29″S 136°42′19″E / 36.05794°S 136.70517°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1909  |
| Construction | sandstone tower |
| Automated | 1957 |
| Height | 25 metres (82 ft) |
| Shape | conical frustum tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | unpainted sandstone tower, white lantern room, red lantern dome and rail balcony |
| Power source | mains electricity |
| Operator | Australian Maritime Safety Authority[1] |
| Heritage | listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List, listed on the South Australian Heritage Register |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1909 |
| Focal height | 103 metres (338 ft) |
| Lens | Chance Brothers Fresnel lens |
| Light source | mains power |
| Intensity | 38,000 cd |
| Range | 17 nautical miles (31 km) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) 10s. |
The Cape du Couedic Lighthouse is a lighthouse in South Australia located at Cape du Couedic on Kangaroo Island.
History
The lighthouse which was constructed between 1906–1909, consists of a tower built from 2,000 pieces of local stone, together with three four-roomed cottages to house the head keeper and two assistants with their families. The light characteristic shows two flashes every ten seconds, emitted at a focal plane height of 103 metres (338 ft). A Fresnel lens made by Chance Brothers is used there.[1]
For many of its early years the site was inaccessible by land. Stores, materials and equipment brought by boat were hauled up to the lighthouse by a flying fox winching system originally powered by a pair of horses.
Today
Today the lighthouse is automated and visitors to the area can stay in the old keepers' cottages.
The lighthouse, its former keepers' cottages, stable and store, and the following structures at Weirs Cove - jetty, funnelway and the ruins of a store have separate listings as state heritage places on the South Australian Heritage Register.[2][3][4]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: South Australia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Cape du Couedic Lighthouse, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Cape du Couedic Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages, Stable & Store, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ "Weirs Cove Jetty, Funnelway & Store Ruin, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
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