Tags: Lighthouse, Tower.
The first North Head Lighthouse on the northern side of the Saldanha Bay entrance in South Africa was a 300mm AGA acetylene gas lantern mounted on a square concrete pillar installed on 1939-07-12. It had a small diaphone fog signal.A new aluminium tower came into operation on 1969-12-02 about 100 metres from the previous lighthouse. The fully automatic revolving electric optic is powered by triple mutual diesel/alternator sets. The lighthouse is monitored at Cape Columbine.