PUGWASH LIGHTHOUSE

Location

PUGWASH - Light Details

• Location: Fishery (Seaman's) Point, east side of harbour ent
• Standing: This light is still standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Began: 1871
• Year Lit: 1871
• Structure Type: Square wood tower on building, white
• Light Characteristic: Occulting White (1941)
• Tower Height: 044ft feet high.
• Light Height: 048ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1883 - catatropic lens, showed red seaward, white in harbour, fixed white, 8m
• 1922 - 1941 - 4th order dioptric lens, occulting white (10s)
• 1962 - replaced by skeleton tower, red, with enclosed upper portion and lantern, white. Lighthouse moved to nearby farm (perhaps 1961)