Parriwi Head Light

Lighthouse in New South Wales, Australia

Lighthouse

33°48′43.7″S 151°14′46.95″E / 33.812139°S 151.2463750°E / -33.812139; 151.2463750TowerConstructed1911Constructionconcrete towerHeight50 feet (15 m)^[1]Shapecylindrical] domed towerMarkingswhite tower and lanternOperatorMosman Municipal CouncilLightFocal height142 feet (43 m)Range12 nautical miles (22 km)CharacteristicFl G 3s.

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 lighthouses 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.^[2]

The light is shone through a 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.

References

^ According to Directory of Lighthouses. "SeaSide Lights" lists 27 feet (8.2 m).
^ Morcombe, John (7 August 2015). "The master mariner who was a leading light behind the leading line". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 126.
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Southern New South Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
Searle, Garry. "List of Lighthouses - New South Wales". Lighthouses of Australia. SeaSide Lights.

External links

Media related to Parriwi Head Light at Wikimedia Commons
"List of Lighthouses of New South Wales". Lighthouses of Australia. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
Grant and Tracey's Lighthouse Pages – Rosherrville Light