Neil Harbour Lighthouse

Owned by Neil Harbour - New Haven Community Development Association

Neil Harbour Lighthouse Locator Map

NEIL HARBOUR - Light Details

• Location: On outer part of Neil's Head
• Standing: This light is still standing.
• Operating: This light is operational
• Automated: All operating lights in Nova Scotia are automated.
• Date Automated: Automated by 1993
• Began: 1899
• Year Lit: 1899
• Structure Type: Square wood tower, white, red octagonal lantern
• Light Characteristic: Fixed White (1992)
• Tower Height: 034ft feet high.
• Light Height: 073ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1910 - hand fog horn established
• 1922 - 1941 - 4th order dioptric lens, 14m, hand fog horn, seasonal (Apr-Jan)
• 1955 - 1962 - fog signal discontinued between these dates
• 1984 - alteration - 1992 - electric lantern, mercury vapour, seasonal (May-Nov)