点评:This is the southernmost lighthouse in New South Wales but it was also the first concrete lighthouse tower in Australia when it was built in 1883. Whilst it was there … it didn’t always save ships because the Ly-ee-Moon was enigmatically wrecked nearby in 1886…the tombstones of those who perished dot the area.
The lighthouse was designed by James Barnet and built from 1881 to 1883 by Albert Wood Aspinall. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 1 February 2013.
This was the last thing we went to see in NSW on a recent road trip. The romanticised thought of visiting a lighthouse appealed to me- my daughter less so. Once we turned off to visit the lighthouse the road became interesting. When I say interesting… it was a mix of corrugated and rough. There is a small piece that literally lasts a couple of hundred metres with bitumen on it…. It’s a nice break from the corrugation and potholes. This trip can be done in any car, but more care will need to be taken if you are not driving a 4WD.
When we arrived at the lighthouse, there was a carpark area with a shelter at the end of it. Walk towards the shelter and follow the path. There are information boards along the way and the path is exceptional. You will need to watch for excrement along the way- no this is not a public bathroom… the animals are very active in the area. We saw wallabies and kangaroos on our visit and strongly suspect there are wombats… or perhaps prehistoric animals based on the size of the excrement. 🤭
You can follow the path past the 29metre lighthouse and past the skeletal metal tower and stand looking out to Disaster Bay. It is exceptionally beautiful… very interesting and well worth the trip if you ask me. My daughter felt we were going to die going somewhere so remote (bit of a drama queen!). But we both found the trip interesting.
翻译:这是新南威尔士州最南端的灯塔,也是澳大利亚第一座混凝土灯塔,建于1883年。虽然它曾经存在……但它并不总是能拯救船只,因为Ly-ee-Moon号在1886年附近神秘沉没……遇难者的墓碑遍布这片区域。
这座灯塔由詹姆斯·巴内特设计,由阿尔伯特·伍德·阿斯皮诺尔于1881年至1883年建造。它于2013年2月1日被列入新南威尔士州遗产名录。
这是我们最近一次自驾游在新南威尔士州的最后一站。参观灯塔的浪漫情怀吸引了我——我女儿则不那么喜欢。当我们转向灯塔时,道路变得有趣起来。我说有趣……是因为道路崎岖不平。有一小段沥青路面长达几百米……这真是个远离坑洼和起伏路面的好去处。这趟旅程适合任何车辆,但如果您不是四驱车,则需要格外小心。
我们到达灯塔时,那里有一个停车场,停车场尽头有一个遮蔽处。走向遮蔽处,沿着小路走。沿途有信息牌,这条小路也很棒。沿途要注意排泄物——不,这不是公共卫生间……动物们在这片区域非常活跃。我们在参观时看到了小袋鼠和袋鼠,并强烈怀疑那里有袋熊……或者根据排泄物的大小,可能是史前动物。🤭
您可以沿着小路经过29米高的灯塔,经过那座仅存的金属塔,站在那里眺望灾难湾。那里风景如画……非常有趣,在我看来,这趟旅行非常值得。我女儿觉得我们去这么偏僻的地方会死掉(有点儿戏剧化!)。但我们都觉得这次旅行很有趣。