Plumb Point Lighthouse

Parish: St. Andrew

Plumb Point Lighthouse

Plumb Point Lighthouse was built in 1853 eleven years after the construction of the Morant point Lighthouse. It stands on the Palisadoes Peninsula at Great Plumb Point near the entrance of the Kingston Harbour. The Tower which stands at 70 feet is built of stone and cast iron. The light of the Tower flashes a white light of ½ seconds duration followed by 7½ seconds of darkness. The light is visible as far as twenty-five (25) miles. The position of the Lighthouse is latitude 170 56' north and longitude 760 47'&30" west.

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