South Channel Pile Light
 South Channel Pile Light | |
  Victoria | |
| Location |
Port Phillip Bay Victoria Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°18.3′S 144°45.4′E / 38.3050°S 144.7567°ECoordinates: 38°18.3′S 144°45.4′E / 38.3050°S 144.7567°E |
| Year first constructed | 1874 |
| Year first lit | 1874 |
| Automated | 1925 |
| Deactivated | 1985 |
| Foundation | wooden piles |
| Construction | wooden tower |
| Tower shape | octagonal prism keeper's quarter with balcony around and lantern on the roof |
| Markings / pattern | white lighthouse and golden balcony |
| Height | 9 metres (30 ft) |
| Focal height | 9 metres (30 ft) |
| Light source | acetylene |
| Admiralty number | 2325.5 |
| NGA number | 523.4 |
| ARLHS number | US-150 |
| Managing agent | Port of Melbourne Authority |
The South Channel Pile Light is a single-storey octagonal lighthouse in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia.
It was built between 1872 and 1874 to guide ships through the narrow South Channel and was occupied by lighthouse keepers until 1925. The light ceased operation in 1985, having operated as a navigational beacon for 111 years, and fell into an era of neglect and vandalism. The structure was restored by Parks Victoria in 1998 in accordance with Heritage Victoria guidelines and relocated three kilometres off the coast of Rye Beach.[1][2]
The site is listed in the Victorian Heritage Register.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Port Phillip". Parks Victoria.
- ↑ "The South Channel Pile Light". Lighthouses of Victoria. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
- ↑ "{{{2}}}, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1519". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
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