 Macquarie Lighthouse, Dunbar Head | |
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| Location | Vaucluse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Coordinates | 33°51′14.2″S 151°17′06.6″E / 33.853944°S 151.285167°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1818 (first) |
| Construction | Sandstone tower |
| Automated | 1976 |
| Height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Shape | Cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop service building |
| Markings | White tower and lantern |
| Operator | |
| Heritage | Heritage Act — State Heritage Register, Local Environmental Plan, listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List  |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1883 (current) |
| Focal height | 105 metres (344 ft) |
| Lens | 1st order sixteen sided Fresnel lens (1883), 1st order bivalve Fresnel lens (1933) |
| Intensity | 800,000 candela |
| Range | 25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 10s. |
| Official name |
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| Type | Listed place |
| Designated | 22 June 2004 |
| Reference no. | 105365; 105366; 105412 |
| Class | Historic |
| Place File No. | 1/12/041/0039 |
| Official name | Macquarie Lighthouse Site |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 0677 |
| Type | Lighthouse Tower |
| Category | Transport – Water |
The Macquarie Lighthouse, also known as South Head Upper Light, is the first, and is the longest serving, lighthouse site in Australia. It is located on Dunbar Head, on Old South Head Road, Vaucluse in the Municipality of Woollahra local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The lighthouse is situated approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south of South Head near the entrance to Sydney Harbour. There has been a navigational aid in this vicinity since 1791 and a lighthouse near the present site since 1818. The current heritage-listed lighthouse was completed in 1883. The lighthouse and associated buildings were designed by James Barnet and built from 1881 to 1883.
The lighthouse is fully operational and is under the control of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. The grounds are managed by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust.[1]
The lighthouse is featured on the coat of arms of Macquarie University. A simplified line drawing of the lighthouse forms the logo of Woollahra Council in which local government the lighthouse is located.
The lighthouse and associated site were added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999[2] and to the Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Sites – Macquarie Lightstation". Sydney Harbour Federation Trust. Archived from the original on 9 February 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- ^ "Macquarie Lighthouse Site". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00677. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Macquarie Lighthouse, Old South Head Rd, Vaucluse, NSW, Australia (Place ID 105366)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government.
- ^ "Macquarie Lighthouse Group, Old South Head Rd, Vaucluse, NSW, Australia (Place ID 105365)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government.
- ^ "Macquarie Lighthouse Surrounding Wall, Old South Head Rd, Vaucluse, NSW, Australia (Place ID 105412)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government.
