Because of my hiatus, these August Lighthouses of the Week will appear in September.
I decided to visit Jamaica for lighthouses, because I could. I have only featured one lighthouse from this island before, the one on famous Negril Beach. Now, we will examine a couple of lights on points.
This one is Morant Point Lighthouse, which is actually located on Morant Point, the easternmost point of the island. To the west (as everything must be, naturally) are Kingston on the south coast and the famed-for-coffee Blue Mountains on the north coast.
Here's what we can learn about the light on the eastern point.
"1841 (Alexander Gordon, designer; George Grove, contractor). Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); three white flashes every 20 s. 29 m (95 ft) round cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted with red and white horizontal bands. To protect against surf during hurricanes, a semicircular masonry wall has been built around the seaward side of the base of the lighthouse. ... This historic tower is the oldest lighthouse on the island and the first cast iron lighthouse built in the Western Hemisphere. ... Located at Morant Point, the easternmost point of Jamaica."Proceed downward for pictures.
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