Lighthouses

Historical or otherwise significant lighthouses that are located within the inscribed area of a WHS

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Lighthouses':

  • Brazilian Atlantic Islands Various; link
  • Campeche Ex-Templo de San José: a lighthouse, complete with weather vane, atop the right spire. ; link
  • Cape Floral Region Cape Point lighthouse, Old and New. The light of the new lighthouse is the most powerful on the South African coast.
  • Colonia del Sacramento
  • Curonian Spit Pervalka lighthouse on the small island at the end of the Zirgai Horn (1900); also one in Nida.; link
  • Dorset and East Devon Coast Portland Bill lighthouse (dating from 1669)
  • Galapagos Islands At least 4; link
  • Leptis Magna The base of a 30-35m high lighthouse. It was a twin of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pharos of Alexandria. ; link
  • Macao Lighthouse dating from 1865. It is the oldest Western-style lighthouse in Asia.
  • Melaka and George Town In front of St. Paul's church, built by the British
  • Old Town of Galle Inside Galle Fort; link
  • Qal'at al-Bahrain Base of Ruined tower which was possibly a lighthouse
  • Robben Island A small lighthouse on Minto’s Hill in the southern part of the island (1864).; link
  • San Pedro de la Roca Castle Dating from 1840
  • Schokland Replica of a lighthouse dating from 1915 at the old harbour of Emmeloord, with next to it the original house of the lighthouse keeper; link
  • Skellig Michael In the 19th century two lighthouses were built; the second lighthouse still operates
  • Tower of Hercules
  • Vegařyan Bremstein lighthouse