Parriwi Head Light, also known as Rosherville Light and Port Jackson Entrance Range Rear Light, is an active
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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located just off Parriwi Road, near Rosherville Reserve on the south side of
Middle Harbour
Middle Harbour (or ''Warrin ga''), a semi-mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary, is the northern arm of Port Jackson, an inlet of the Tasman Sea located north of Sydney central business district on the coast of New South Wales, Australi ...
in
Mosman
Mosman is a suburb on the Lower North Shore region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mosman is located 8 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local governm ...
,
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
,
Australia
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. It serves as the rear
range light
Leading lights, also known as range lights in the United States, are a pair of light beacons used in navigation to indicate a safe passage for vessels entering a shallow or dangerous channel; they may also be used for position fixing. At night ...
,
Grotto Point Light serving as the front light, into
Port Jackson
Port Jackson, commonly known as Sydney Harbour, is a natural harbour on the east coast of Australia, around which Sydney was built. It consists of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta ...
. Grotto Point Light is located almost exactly ( to be exact) in front of Parriwi Head Light.
It is one of four lighthouses in a style now sometimes called "Disney Castle", the others being
Grotto Point Light,
Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light and
Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light.
The light is shone through a horizontal slit just below the dome.
Site operation
The light is operated by the Port Authority of NSW, while the site is managed by the
Mosman Municipal Council
Mosman Council is a local government area on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The mayor of Mosman Council is Cr. Ann Marie Kimber, a representative of the Serving Mosman independent political group.
Suburbs and l ...
as part of the Parriwi Lighthouse Park.
Visiting
The site is open and accessible to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
See also
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List of lighthouses in Australia
This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Australia.
Australia has a coastline of , with over 350 lighthouses and navigational aids around the Australian coastline, and a single inland lighthouse, the Point Malcolm lighthouse.
The firs ...
References
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External links
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Grant and Tracey's Lighthouse Pages – Rosherrville Light
Lighthouses completed in 1911
Lighthouses in Sydney
1911 establishments in Australia
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