Roman Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse in
False Bay
False Bay (Afrikaans ''Valsbaai'') is a body of water in the Atlantic Ocean between the mountainous Cape Peninsula and the Hottentots Holland Mountains in the extreme south-west of South Africa. The mouth of the bay faces south and is demarcat ...
, near
Simon's Town
Simon's Town ( af, Simonstad), sometimes spelled Simonstown, is a town in the Western Cape, South Africa and is home to Naval Base Simon's Town, the South African Navy's largest base. It is located on the shores of False Bay, on the eastern sid ...
. It is the only lighthouse in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
built on a single rock.
The light was first exhibited on 16 September 1861.
The light was electrified in 1992 at the request of the
South African Navy
The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force.
The Navy is primarily engaged in maintaining a conventional military deterrent, participating in counter-piracy operations, fishery prot ...
.
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See also
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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 ...
References
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Lighthouses in South Africa
Lighthouses completed in 1861
1861 establishments in the Cape Colony
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