Green Cape Lighthouse is located in Ben Boyd National Park and is the southernmost lighthouse in New South Wales. The lighthouse was designed by colonial architect James Barnett and built in 1883. It stands 29 metre high on the tip of Green Cape.
The presence of the lighthouse could not prevent the SS Ly-ee-moon shipwrecking on the nearby reef in 1886; 15 people were saved by the lighthouse keeper, 71 people lost their lives.
In recent year the tower has been replaced by an automatic steel lattice skeleton tower with a solar powered light.
On the photo below you can see the modern lighthouse and its surrounding reflected in the immense lens of the original lighthouse.
(Please, click here or on the photo to see more photos of this location)
You can rent the lighthouse assistant keeper’s cottage for the night or a couple of days. It makes very nice (self-contained) accommodation. From there you can take a tour and climb the old lighthouse, as well as explore the surrounding national park. For more information on the cottage or the national park contact National Parks and Wildlife Services.
