Seacow Head Light

Lighthouse

46°18′56.6″N 63°48′36.2″W / 46.315722°N 63.810056°W / 46.315722; -63.810056TowerConstructed1864Constructionwooden towerAutomated1959

Height18.3 metres (60 ft)Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower, red lacony and lanternOperatorCanadian Coast GuardHeritagerecognized federal heritage building of Canada, designated heritage place, heritage lighthouse

LightFocal height27 metres (89 ft)Range12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)CharacteristicFl (3) W 12s.

Prince Edward Island Heritage Place

TypeDesignated Heritage PlaceDesignated2012-10-03Reference no.7716^[1]

The Seacow Head Light is a lighthouse on the south-central coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada, west of Central Bedeque. It was built in 1864.^[2] The lighthouse was relocated in 1979 to avoid erosion. The lighthouse appeared in several episodes of the television series Road to Avonlea and was home to one of the series' main characters, Gus Pike.^[3]

The name "Seacow Head" was given in reference to the walrus, formerly abundant in nearby waters, and is not connected with Steller's Sea Cow or other Sirenia.^[4]^[5]

Keepers

Malcolm MacFarlane 1865 – 1867
Thomas P. Huestis 1867 – 1872
James Wright 1872 – 1873
Peter O’Ronaghan (Ranahan) 1873 – 1917
E. O’Ronaghan 1917 – 1919
Thomas J. Ranahan 1919 – 1946
Walter Richards 1946 - 1959
William Sherry 1959 - 1967^[6]

References

^ "Seacow Head Lighthouse". Prince Edward Island Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Eastern Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
^ Road to Avonlea Filming Sites
^ Canadian Board on Geographical Names (1925). Place-names of Prince Edward Island with meanings. F.A. Acland. p. 48. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
^ Gesner, Abraham (1847). Report of the Geological Survey of Prince Edward Island. Sea-cows or Walrus were formerly numerous on this part of the shore, but they have long since disappeared.
^ "Lighthouse Society". Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2015-10-20.