South Channel Pile Light
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Location | Port Phillip Bay Victoria Australia |
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Coordinates | 38°18.3′S 144°45.4′E / 38.3050°S 144.7567°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1874 |
Foundation | wooden piles |
Construction | wooden tower |
Automated | 1925 |
Height | 9 metres (30 ft) |
Shape | octagonal prism keeper's quarter with balcony around and lantern on the roof |
Markings | white lighthouse and golden balcony |
Operator | Port of Melbourne Authority |
Heritage | listed on the Victorian Heritage Register |
Light | |
First lit | 1874 |
Deactivated | 1985 |
Focal height | 9 metres (30 ft) |
Light source | acetylene |
Range | 2 nmi (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 3s |
The South Channel Pile Light is a single-storey octagonal lighthouse in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia.
It was built between 1872 and 1874 to guide ships through the narrow South Channel and was occupied by lighthouse keepers until 1925. The light ceased operation in 1985, having operated as a navigational beacon for 111 years, and fell into an era of neglect and vandalism. The structure was restored by Parks Victoria in 1998 in accordance with Heritage Victoria guidelines and relocated three kilometres off the coast of Rye Beach.[1][2]
The site is listed in the Victorian Heritage Register.[3]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to South Channel Pile Light.
- ^ "Port Phillip". Parks Victoria. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009.
- ^ "The South Channel Pile Light". Lighthouses of Victoria. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
- ^ "{{{2}}}, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1519". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
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