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Heritage Place

Lower Pencarrow

Low-level lighthouse position at the bottom of the Pencarrow cliffs, introduced to remain useful when fog or cloud obscured the upper light.

Place Summary

Place ID
LUX-PLACE-000016
Type
historical location
Description
Low-level lighthouse position at the bottom of the Pencarrow cliffs, introduced to remain useful when fog or cloud obscured the upper light.
Aliases
Lower Pencarrow Lighthouse, Pencarrow Sector Light
Coordinates
-41.3649, 174.8542
Precision
approximate-story-coordinate
Confidence
medium
Status
reviewed
Review
accepted
Notes
Approximate coordinates for Story map context; confirm exact navigation-list position before treating as authoritative.

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Heritage Journey

Pencarrow Head

The first permanent light that became a heritage signal

Stop 2 of 3 on Pencarrow Head.

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Role in journey

  • Lower fog-answer lightPencarrow Head

    Lower Pencarrow shows that the first light’s problem was not heritage value but practical visibility from a high, fog-prone site.

Related Heritage Relationships

Evidence

  • NZHistory - The lighthouse and its surroundingsOfficial History

    Manatū Taonga records the 1858 arrival and hauling of the lighthouse packages, first lighting on 1 January 1859, fog-signal additions, Lower Pencarrow in 1906, Baring Head in 1935, and heritage transfer/restoration context.