PICTOU ISLAND EAST END LIGHTHOUSE

PICTOU ISLAND EAST END I - Light Details

• Location: Southeast point of island
• Standing: This light is no longer standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Began: 1853
• Year Lit: 1853
• Structure Type: Square tower, attached dwelling, white
• Light Characteristic: Flashing White (1922)
• Tower Height: 032ft feet high.
• Light Height: 052ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1857 - fixed white, catatropic lens, structure altered
• 1874 - catatropic lens - 1883 - fixed white
• 1922 - 4th order dioptric lens, flashing white (5s)

PICTOU ISLAND EAST END II - Light Details

• Location: Southeast point of island
• Standing: This light is no longer standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Date Automated: Automated by 1993
• Began: 1930
• Year Lit: 1930
• Structure Type: Lantern, red, on roof of square wood dwelling, white
• Light Characteristic: Flashing White (1941)
• Tower Height: 040ft feet high.
• Light Height: 058ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1930 - replaced original tower of 1853
• 1941 - 4th order dioptric lens, flashing white (3.5s)
• 1955 - 1962 - replaced by skeleton tower

Lightkeepers for Pictou Island East End Lighthouse

Hogg, William XXXX1857XX