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Scarborough (Fort King George)
Trinidad and Tobago
This lighthouse has been restored and appears to be in very good condition. The lighthouse is located within the grounds of Fort King George, built in the 1770s; the fort is one of the best known historic sites of Tobago. According to research by Michel Forand, the original lighthouse was a pentagonal tower with a much lower focal plane of 39 m (128 ft), and in the mid 20th century the lighthouse was square rather than pentagonal. The fort and lighthouse are built on a hill commanding Bacolet Bay, the harbor of Scarborough, near the southwestern tip of Tobago.
Site open (free), tower closed.
| Manufacture Date | 1875 |
|---|---|
| Lighthouse Construction | Date unknown (station established 1842) |
| Country | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Lens Order | 4th order |
| Lens Type | Fixed |
| Status | publish |
| Light Character | Fl W 20 s. two white flashes every 20 s. |
| Lighthouse Markings | 7m (23 ft) pentagonal cylindrical concrete tower with round lantern and gallery, rising from the center of a 1-story concrete keeper's quarters; VRB-25 lens. Lighthouse painted white; the lantern roof and keeper's quarters roof are red. |
| Management Body Ports Authority | National Trust of Trinidad and Tobago |
| Coastal Erosion Vulnerability | |
| Open Status (Site) | Open |
| Open Status (Tower) | Closed |
| Coordinates | 11.1772903882,-60.7268297334 |
| Other | This lighthouse is alongside the museum of Tobago, at Fort St George a National Trust historical site, you have drive through the hospital grounds to reach there. ARLHS TRI-003; Admiralty J5838; NGA 15184. |