Parriwi Head Light

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.

Parriwi Head Light
Parriwi Head Light, off Parriwi Road, Mosman NSW
New South Wales
LocationMosman
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates33°48′43.7″S 151°14′46.95″E
Year first constructed1911
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapecylindrical] domed tower
Markings / patternwhite tower and lantern
Tower height50 feet (15 m)[1]
Focal height142 feet (43 m)
Range12 nautical miles (22 km)
CharacteristicFl G 3s.
Admiralty numberK2638.1
NGA number111-6188
ARLHS numberAUS-145
Managing agentMosman Municipal Council

It is one of four such lighthouses designed by architect Maurice Festu 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.

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.

See also

References
  1. According to Directory of Lighthouses. "SeaSide Lights" lists 27 feet (8.2 m).
  • 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: 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.


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