Cape du Couedic Lighthouse

The Cape du Couedic Lighthouse is a lighthouse in South Australia located at Cape du Couedic on Kangaroo Island.

Cape du Couedic Lighthouse
Cape du Couedic Lighthouse
South Australia
LocationFlinders Chase,[1]
Kangaroo Island
South Australia
Australia
Coordinates36°03′34″S 136°42′14″E[1]
Year first lit1909
Automated1957
Constructionsandstone tower
Tower shapeconical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternunpainted sandstone tower, white lantern room, red lantern dome and rail balcony
Tower height25 metres (82 ft)
Focal height103 metres (338 ft)
Original lensChance Brothers Fresnel lens
Light sourcemains power
Intensity38,000 cd
Range17 nautical miles (31 km)
CharacteristicFl (2) 10s.
Admiralty numberK2010[2]
NGA number8148[2]
ARLHS numberAUS-030[2]
Managing agentAustralian Maritime Safety Authority[2]
Heritagestate heritage place since 24 July 1980[3][4][5]

History

The lighthouse which was constructed between 1906–1909, consists of a tower built from 2,000 pieces of local stone, together with three four-roomed cottages to house the head keeper and two assistants with their families. The light characteristic shows two flashes every ten seconds, emitted at a focal plane height of 103 metres (338 ft). A Fresnel lens made by Chance Brothers is used there.[2]

For many of its early years the site was inaccessible by land. Stores, materials and equipment brought by boat were hauled up to the lighthouse by a flying fox winching system originally powered by a pair of horses.

Today

Today the lighthouse is automated and visitors to the area can stay in the old keepers' cottages.

The lighthouse, its former keepers' cottages, stable and store, and the following structures at Weirs Cove - jetty, funnelway and the ruins of a store have separate listings as state heritage places on the South Australian Heritage Register.[3][5]

See also

Notes
  1. "Search results for 'Cape de Couedic Lighthouse' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: South Australia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. "Cape du Couedic Lighthouse, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. "Cape du Couedic Lighthouse Keepers' Cottages, Stable & Store, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  5. "Weirs Cove Jetty, Funnelway & Store Ruin, Flinders Chase National Park". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 27 March 2016.


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