Roman_Rock_Lighthouse

Roman Rock Lighthouse

Roman Rock Lighthouse

Lighthouse in False Bay, near Simon's Town, South Africa

Roman Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse in False Bay, near Simon's Town. It is the only lighthouse in South Africa built on a single rock.[1][2]

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The light was first exhibited on 16 September 1861.[3]

The light was electrified in 1992 at the request of the South African Navy.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Roman Rock". Lighthouses of South Africa. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  2. [2]
    Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Western South Africa". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-22.
  3. [3]
    Williams, Harold A (1993). Southern Lights. William Waterman Publications. p. 49. ISBN 0-9583751-1-9.
  4. [4]
    "Roman Rock Lighthouse". www.simonstown.org. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14.


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A flight around the Roman Rock Lighthouse just off Simonstown harbour we did while working on a documentary in False Bay.


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