Castle Point Lighthouse

Castle Point Lighthouse

Castle Point Lighthouse
New Zealand
Location Castlepoint
North Island
New Zealand
Coordinates 40°54′01.5″S 176°13′53.2″E / 40.900417°S 176.231444°E / -40.900417; 176.231444Coordinates: 40°54′01.5″S 176°13′53.2″E / 40.900417°S 176.231444°E / -40.900417; 176.231444
Year first constructed 1913
Year first lit 1913
Automated 1988
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, gray lantern dome
Height 23 metres (75 ft)
Focal height 52 metres (171 ft)
Light source mains power
Range 26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 30s.
Admiralty number K3994
NGA number 4572
ARLHS number NZL-016
Managing agent Maritime New Zealand[1]

Castle Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the village of Castlepoint in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand.[2] It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand.

History

The light was built in 1913 and was originally fueled by oil. In 1954 the oil lamp was replaced with an electric one powered by a local diesel generator. This was subsequently replaced by a connection to the mains grid in 1961. The nearby Castlepoint beach is popular with holiday makers and the lighthouse itself became a popular tourist attraction, acquiring the nickname "The Holiday Light".

The light was fully automated in 1988 and is now managed from a central control room in Wellington.

Ghost

The lighthouse keepers house (which has recently been demolished) is supposedly haunted by the ghost of a lighthouse keeper that fell to his death in April 8th 1922. The lighthouse keeper Alexander Duncan, 51, was killed on Saturday evening whilst fixing a telephone wire, he fractured his skull and was found an hour later.


See also

References

  1. ↑ Lighthouses Directory
  2. ↑ Castle Point Lighthouse Profile (from the Maritime New Zealand website)


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