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Heritage Place

Baring Head Lighthouse

Baring Head lighthouse site southeast of Pencarrow Head, modeled as the 1935 replacement for Pencarrow’s main approach-light role.

Place Summary

Place ID
LUX-PLACE-000017
Type
historical location
Description
Baring Head lighthouse site southeast of Pencarrow Head, modeled as the 1935 replacement for Pencarrow’s main approach-light role.
Aliases
Baring Head
Coordinates
-41.408, 174.871
Precision
approximate-story-coordinate
Confidence
medium
Status
reviewed
Review
accepted
Notes
Approximate coordinates for Story map context; add Maritime NZ source before expanding as a standalone record.

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Heritage Journey

Pencarrow Head

The first permanent light that became a heritage signal

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Role in journey

  • Replacement approach lightPencarrow Head

    Baring Head marks the moment when the main navigational function moved away from the first permanent lighthouse.

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.