Parriwi Head Light

Parriwi Head Light
New South Wales
Location Mosman
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates 33°48′43.7″S 151°14′46.95″E / 33.812139°S 151.2463750°E / -33.812139; 151.2463750Coordinates: 33°48′43.7″S 151°14′46.95″E / 33.812139°S 151.2463750°E / -33.812139; 151.2463750
Year first constructed 1911
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape cylindrical] domed tower
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 50 feet (15 m)[1]
Focal height 142 feet (43 m)
Range 12 nautical miles (22 km)
Characteristic Fl G 3s.
Admiralty number K2638.1
NGA number 111-6188
ARLHS number AUS-145
Managing agent Mosman Municipal Council

Parriwi Head Light, also known as Rosherville Light and Port Jackson Entrance Range Rear Light, is an active lighthouse located just off Parriwi Road, near Rosherville Reserve on the south side of Middle Harbour in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia. It serves as the rear range light, Grotto Point Light serving as the front light, into Port Jackson. Grotto Point Light is located almost exactly 1 mile (1.6 km) (1,690 yards (1,550 m) to be exact) in front of Parriwi Head Light.

It is one of four such lighthouses designed by architect Maurice Festu in a style now sometimes called "Disney Castle", the others being Grotto Point Light, Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light and Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light.

The light is shone through an horizontal slit just below the dome.

Site operation

The light is operated by the Sydney Ports Corporation, while the site is managed by the Mosman Municipal Council as part of the Parriwi Lighthouse Park.

Visiting

The site is open and accessible to the public, but the tower itself is closed.

See also

References

  1. ↑ According to Directory of Lighthouses. "SeaSide Lights" lists 27 feet (8.2 m).
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