QUEENSPORT LIGHTHOUSE

Owned by the Municipality of Guysborough

© Kathy Brown
Queensport Lighthouse (Rook Island), 2005

Location

QUEENSPORT I - Light Details

• Location: On Rook Island, entrance to Queensport Harbour
• Standing: This light is no longer standing.
• Operating: This light is no longer operating.
• Began: 1882
• Year Lit: 1882
• Structure Type: Square wood tower, white, dwelling attached
• Light Characteristic: Fixed White (1922)
• Tower Height: 040ft feet high.
• Light Height: 050ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

• 1883 - 6th order light, listed at entrance to Crow Harbour, fixed white, 12m
• 1922 - 7th order dioptric lens, hand fog horn
• 1955 - 1962 - replaced by present tower

QUEENSPORT II - Light Details

• Location: On Rook Island, entrance to Queensport Harbour
• Standing: This light is still standing.
• Operating: This light is operational
• Automated: All operating lights in Nova Scotia are automated.
• Date Automated: Automated by 1967
• Began: 1937
• Year Lit: 1937
• Structure Type: Square wood building, white, red lantern on roof
• Light Characteristic: Flashing White (1992)
• Tower Height: 041ft feet high.
• Light Height: 054ft feet above water level.

History Items for This Lighthouse

1937 - replaced tower of 1882

Lightkeepers for Queensport Lighthouse

• Ehler III, John 1882-1XXX
• Hendsbee, Lawrence 1XXX-1XXX
• Munro, Curtis 1XXX-1XXX
• Carter, Frank 1XXX-1XXX
• Jamieson, William 1XXX-1XXX
• O'Leary, Alphonse 1XXX-1XXX
• Carter, John 1XXX-1XXX
• Matheson, Bill 19XX-19XX
• O'Leary, Osborne 19XX-19XX
• Creamer, Austin 19XX-19XX
• Munro, Ainsley 19XX-1967