Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse
Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse | |
| Location | Broken Bay, Northern Beaches Council, New South Wales, Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°34′49″S 151°19′47″E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1881 |
| Construction | Hawkesbury Sandstone (tower) |
| Automated | 1932 |
| Height | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Shape | Cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | unpainted (tower), white (lantern) |
| Power source | mains electricity |
| Operator | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
| Heritage | Heritage Act — State Heritage Register |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1881 |
| Focal height | 113 m (371 ft) |
| Lens | 2nd order Chance Brothers Fresnel lens |
| Intensity | 75,000 candela |
| Range | 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(4) W 20s |
New South Wales Heritage Register | |
| Official name | Barrenjoey Head Lightstation |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 979 |
| Type | Lighthouse Tower |
| Category | Transport – Water |
| Builders | Isaac Banks, Builder |
The Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse is a heritage-listed lighthouse at Barrenjoey Headland, Palm Beach, Northern Beaches Council in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Barnet, the New South Wales Colonial Architect and built by Isaac Banks. It is also known as Barrenjoey Head Lightstation. The property is owned by Office of Environment and Heritage, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. The lightstation was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
Completed in 1881, the current lighthouse is the third light constructed on the Barrenjoey headland in the Northern Beaches district of Sydney. The light is automated and operated by Transport for NSW; while the buildings and headland are managed by the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service as part of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park.