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Lighthouse, Mahlongwa Heads uMkomaas district, KwaZulu-Natal Natal Harbour Department's Engineers: Architect

Date: 1892 Client: SAR&H Type: Lighthouse Style: Industrial Archaeology Status: Repurposed

This was a prefabricated cast-iron tower fitted with lenses and lanterns supplied by Chance Brothers of Smethwick, England, floated on a bed of mercury. The location proved ineffective and in 1905 it was decided to dismantle and relocate it as the Green Point Lighthouse (Umkomaas). Books that reference Lighthouse, Mahlongwa Heads Williams, Harold. 1993. Southern Lights : Lighthouses of Southern Africa. Cape Town: William Waterman Publications. pg 93