Lighthouses in Jamaica
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This is a list of lighthouses in Jamaica. There are nine onshore lighthouses in operation and two offshore. They are maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.
- Morant Point LighthouseMorant Point LighthouseMorant Point Lighthouse is on the easternmost tip of Jamaica.Erected in 1841 by Kru men from Africa , it is the oldest lighthouse on the island and the first cast iron lighthouse built in the Western Hemisphere.It consists of a 30 m iron tube, cast in London in 1841, which has...
- Plumb Point LighthousePlumb Point LighthouseBuilt in 1853 it is claimed that the light of Plumb Point Lighthouse has gone out only once since then, during the 1907 earthquake. The stone and cast iron tower with lantern and gallery shows a white light visible for about over the entrance of the eastern navigable channel and a red light over...
- Portland CottagePortland LighthousePortland Cottage light structure formerly Portland Lighthouse sometimes Portland Point Lighthouse is situated on the summit of Portland Ridge, Clarendon, near the southernmost part of the island....
(light structure) - Lover’s Leap LighthouseLover’s Leap LighthouseBuilt by the Engineering Department of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Lover’s Leap Lighthouse is Jamaica's most recent. It is a tall cylindrical steel tower with lantern and octagonal gallery...
- Negril LighthouseNegril LighthouseNegril Lighthouse was built in 1894 south south east of the westernmost tip of the island by the French company Bubbler & Bernard. It is one of the earliest concrete lighthouses....
- Rose HallRose Hall LighthouseRose Hall Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the northernmost tip of Jamaica.It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.-External links:* .* *...
(light structure) - Unused number. The official numbering suggests that there is or was an additional, non-operational lighthouse or structure numbered 7.
- Galina LighthouseGalina LighthouseGalina Lighthouse is a strongly-tapered white concrete tower high with no lantern. A solar-powered lens is mounted on a small platform at the top. It shows a white light flashing once every twelve seconds for a duration of 1.2 seconds followed by 10.8 seconds of darkness. The light is visible for...
. - Folly LighthouseFolly LighthouseBuilt in 1888, Folly Lighthouse is a brick tower with lantern and gallery. It flashes a white light every 10 seconds is visible for . It is solar powered. A garden surrounds the lighthouse.It is maintained by the , an agency of the .-External links:* .* ....
. - Pedro Cays LighthousePedro Cays LighthousePedro Cays Lighthouse is a lighted beacon south of Jamaica on the north side of Northeast Cay in the Pedro Cays. The Pedro Cays are administratively part of Kingston, Jamaica.It is maintained by the , an agency of the .-External links:*...
(offshore). - Morant Cays LighthouseMorant Cays LighthouseMorant Cays Lighthouse is south east of Jamaica on the easternmost point of North-East Cay in the Morant Cays. The Morant Cays are administratively part of St Thomas, Jamaica....
(offshore).- Lazaretto Cairn LighthouseLazaretto Cairn LighthouseLazaretto Cairn Lighthouse guides vessels westward on their approach to Kingston Harbour. It appears to be a historic daybeacon converted to a lighted aid. It is located on a bluff on the west side of the harbour entrance, opposite Port Royal. It provides the rear light of the Rackhams Cay Range.It...
(light structure, unnumbered).
- Lazaretto Cairn Lighthouse
External links
- The lighthouses of Jamaica, Frans Eijgenraam, 2000.
- Lighthouses, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.