Year first lit 1913 Light source mains power Opened 1913 Focal height 52 m Year first constructed 1913 | Construction cast iron tower Height 23 m Range 48,152 m Automated 1988 | |
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Location CastlepointNorth IslandNew Zealand Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, gray lantern dome Similar Cape Egmont Lighthouse, Cape Palliser Lighthouse, Dog Island Lighthouse, Cape Reinga Lighthouse, Cape Campbell Lighthouse | ||
Castle point lighthouse wairarapa new zealand
Castle Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the village of Castlepoint in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand.
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- Castle point lighthouse wairarapa new zealand
- Map of Castle Point Lighthouse Castlepoint 5889 New Zealand
- History
- Ghost
- References
Map of Castle Point Lighthouse, Castlepoint 5889, New Zealand
History
The light was built in 1913 and was originally fueled by oil. In 1954 the oil lamp was replaced with an electric one powered by a local diesel generator. This was subsequently replaced by a connection to the mains grid in 1961. The nearby Castlepoint beach is popular with holiday makers and the lighthouse itself became a popular tourist attraction, acquiring the nickname "The Holiday Light".
The light was fully automated in 1988 and is now managed from a central control room in Wellington.
Ghost
The lighthouse keepers house (which has recently been demolished) is supposedly haunted by the ghost of a lighthouse keeper that fell to his death in April 8th 1922. The lighthouse keeper Alexander Duncan, 51, was killed on Saturday evening whilst fixing a telephone wire, he fractured his skull and was found an hour later.