Negril Lighthouse

Lighthouse

18°14′54″N 78°21′38″W / 18.2484318°N 78.3605111°W / 18.2484318; -78.3605111^[1]TowerConstructed1894^[2]Foundationa 14 feet (4.3 m) deep tank of water for balance and security during earthquakes^[2]Constructionreinforced concrete tower^[4]Automatedyes^[3]Height27 metres (89 ft)^[3]Shapetapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower and lantern^[2]Power sourcesolar power

Heritagenational monument

LightFocal height31 metres (102 ft)^[4]Range15 nmi (28 km; 17 mi)

CharacteristicOne flash every 2 s, alternating red and white^[4]

Negril Lighthouse was built in 1894 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south south east of the westernmost tip of the island of Jamaica by the French company Barber & Bernard.^[2] It is one of the earliest concrete lighthouses.^[4]

Its foundation is a tank 14 feet (4.3 m) deep, which is kept filled with water to keep the 20-metre (66 ft)^[2] (27 metres (89 ft) according to Rowlett)^[4] reinforced concrete tower balanced and secured in the event of an earthquake.^[2] The tower is topped with a lantern and gallery.^[4]

An automatic white light 30 m (100 feet) above sea level flashes every two seconds.^[4] The light was operated by gas initially, switching to acetylene in 1956 and solar energy in 1985.^[2]^[3]

Several adjacent one-story frame keeper's houses are staffed.^[4]

The site is a well-known attraction of the Negril area.^[4]

It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.^[4]

References

^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica (12 sheets), 1958-1973.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Negril Point Lighthouse Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.
^ ^a ^b ^c Negril Point Lighthouse, Frans Eijgenraam, 2000.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Rowlett, Russ (2008-10-20). "Lighthouses of Jamaica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.