Wilson's Promontory Lighthouse

Wilsons Promontory Lightstation with lighthouse

Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse (German: Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse) is located at South Point , Victoria , Australia on the Wilsons Promontory Peninsula . From this point on the peninsula , a unique 360 ° panoramic view of the Bass Strait is possible. The Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse is the southern lighthouse of Victoria.

The lighthouse can only be reached by a 15-mile walk from Tidal River , the only place on Wilson's Promontory. You can spend the night at the lighthouse.

The lighthouse led the ships that passed through Bass Strait . The Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse is the most important part of the Promontory Lightstation.

history

The Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse was built by convicts between 1853 and 1859 during the British colonial era. The 19 meter high lighthouse and the associated country house were built from the locally available granite. The Wilsons Promontory Lightstation with lighthouse and country house is inscribed on the Commonwealth Heritage List in Victoria .