Portland Lighthouse

Portland Lighthouse
Location Portland Point, Clarendon, Jamaica[1]
Coordinates [2]
Year first lit Unknown[1]
Construction Open framed steel[3]
Tower shape Tapered tower
Markings / pattern Tower sections painted alternately red and white; lantern and gallery red[1]
Height 145 feet (44 m)[4]
Focal height 198 metres (650 ft)[1]
Characteristic two white flashes every 15s[1]
Admiralty number J5327[1]
NGA number 14112[1]
ARLHS number JAM-006[1]

Portland Cottage light structure formerly Portland Lighthouse sometimes Portland Point Lighthouse is situated on the summit of Portland Ridge, Clarendon, near the southernmost part of the island.[3][5]

The tower is an open framed, square, tapered steel structure with lantern and gallery, the highest in the Island, at a height of 145 feet (44 m)[4] (129 iron steps).[1][3] It has a white revolving light, giving two flashes in quick succession every 15 seconds.[3][4]

The lighthouse is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rowlett, Russ (2008-10-20). "Lighthouses of Jamaica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/jam.html. 
  2. ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica (12 sheets), 1958-1973.
  3. ^ a b c d Portland Point Lighthouse, Frans Eijgenraam, 2000.
  4. ^ a b c Portland Point Lighthouse, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.
  5. ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet H, 1973.

External links

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