The height of the tower is 89 feet and it has a stone foundation the is set upon the dolostone bedrock the constitutes the peninsula's geology.
You have to climb 102 cast iron steps to get to the watch room at the top of the tower with port holes placed as periodic intervals.
The light itself has a visual range of 18 miles.
From the tower looking west is the oil house (still smells of kerosene) with the privy behind it.
Views from the tower of the coastline to the south
And the coastline to the north
In case you've ever wondered about the meaning of being built like a brick shithouse. A picture is worth a thousand words....
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