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Morant Point Lighthouse is on the easternmost tip of
Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
, and is the oldest lighthouse on the island.


Description

Erected in 1841 by Kru men from Africa (who were among the free Africans brought to Jamaica in the period following
emancipation Emancipation generally means to free a person from a previous restraint or legal disability. More broadly, it is also used for efforts to procure economic and social rights, political rights or equality, often for a specifically disenfranchis ...
), it is the oldest lighthouse on the island and the first cast iron lighthouse built in the Western Hemisphere. It consists of a iron tube, cast in London in 1841, which has a diameter of at the base and at the capMorant Point Lighthouse
Frans Eijgenraam, 2000. with lantern and gallery, painted with red and white horizontal bands. To protect against surf during hurricanes, a semicircular masonry wall has been built around the seaward side of the base of the lighthouse. It was designed by
Alexander Gordon Alexander Gordon may refer to: * Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly (died 1470), Scottish magnate * Alexander Gordon (bishop of Aberdeen) (died 1518), Precentor of Moray and Bishop-elect of Aberdeen * Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (died ...
and built by
George Grove Sir George Grove (13 August 182028 May 1900) was an English engineer and writer on music, known as the founding editor of ''Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians''. Grove was trained as a civil engineer, and successful in that profession, ...
, later a leading writer on music. It is listed by the
Jamaica National Heritage Trust The Jamaica National Heritage Trust is responsible for the promotion, preservation, and development of Jamaica's material cultural heritage (buildings, monuments, bridges, etc.). The organisation maintains the list of National Heritage Sites in Ja ...
as a historic monument, being "of considerable interest to historians of industrial technology".Morant Point Lighthouse
, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005. It is maintained by the
Port Authority of Jamaica The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) is an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Mining responsible for the: * regulation and development of Jamaica's ports and shipping industry * safety of all vessels navigating the ports of entry * regulation ...
, an agency of the
Ministry of Transport and Mining The Ministry of Transport and Mining is a cabinet position in Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba ...
.


See also

*
List of lighthouses in Jamaica This is a list of lighthouses in Jamaica. There are nine onshore lighthouses in operation and two offshore.


Gallery

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Aerial views
{{Authority control Lighthouses completed in 1841 Lighthouses in Jamaica Buildings and structures in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica