Cape Tourville Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Tasmania, Australia

Lighthouse

42°07′21.6″S 148°20′34.8″E / 42.122667°S 148.343000°E / -42.122667; 148.343000TowerConstructed1971Constructionconcrete towerHeight11 feet (3.4 m)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower and lanternOperatorAustralian Maritime Safety Authority^[1]LightFocal height126 feet (38 m)Intensity160,000 cdRange28 nautical miles (52 km; 32 mi)CharacteristicFl (3) W 10s.

The Cape Tourville Lighthouse is an unmanned, automatic lighthouse built in 1971 by private contractors (Hurburgh and Olbrich).^[2] The road was constructed through virgin eucalypt forest, along with the powerline, with minimal disruption to the National Park. The top of the granite headland was levelled by blasting to provide the base for the lighthouse and parking area.

This lighthouse was built at the same time as the new lighthouse at Point Home, near Triabunna, to provide better guidance for the bulk carriers carrying wood chips from the Triabunna wood chip mill.

It replaced the Cape Forestier Lighthouse which had been situated nearby on another headland jutting off the Freycinet Peninsula known as Lemon Rock.^[3]

References

^ Cape Tourville Lighthouse Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Tasmania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
^ "The Cape Tourville Lighthouse". Lighthouses of Tasmania. Lighthouses of Australia Inc. Retrieved 22 June 2009.