McNeil Beach Lighthouse

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Photo - © Courtesy Dr. Ron Stewart, McNeil Beach Lighthouse c. 2003

Light Today

McNeil Beach Lighthouse Locator Map

MCNEIL BEACH - Light Details

• Location: On eastern shore of Great Bras d'Or
• Standing: This light is still standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Date Automated: Automated by 1962
• Began: 1884
• Year Lit: 1884
• Structure Type: Tapered square wood tower, white
• Light Characteristic: Fixed Red (1922)
• Tower Height: 033ft feet high.
• Light Height: 031ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1909 - alteration of some form
• 1922 - 6th order dioptric lens - 1930 - in operation
• 1955 - 1962 - discontinued between these dates
• 1990 - abandoned, still standing