Slangkop Lighthouse is a lighthouse near the town of
Kommetjie
Kommetjie (Afrikaans for "small basin," approximately pronounced ''cawma-key'') is a small town near Cape Town, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It lies about halfway down the west coast of the Cape Peninsula, at the southern end of ...
, near Cape Town,
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
.
History
Construction was due to be completed in 1914 and a brass sign was commissioned for this date, but due to the
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
the lighthouse was not completed until 1919, although definitely in use before that date, e.g. noted in the log of HMS Himalaya on 19 July 1917.
The lighthouse was inaugurated on 4 March 1919.
The white circular iron tower stands 33m high.
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The lighthouse is a tourist attraction for those visiting the area.
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Gallery
File:Slangkop Lighthouse.JPG, Slangkop Lighthouse
File:Slangkop lighthouse, Kommetjie.jpg
See also
* List of lighthouses in South Africa
This is a list of lighthouses in South Africa. It contains currently active lights as well as decommissioned lights of historical importance.
Lighthouses
See also
* List of lighthouses in Namibia (to the north-west)
* List of lighthouses ...
* List of heritage sites in South Africa
This is a list of national and provincial heritage sites in South Africa, as declared by the South African Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRA) and the nine provincial heritage resources authorities. The list is maintained by SAHRA by means of an on ...
References
External links
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Video taken from Slangkop Lighthouse on YouTube
Lighthouses completed in 1919
Lighthouses in South Africa
Monuments and memorials in South Africa
Buildings and structures in the Western Cape
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