Pencarrow Head Lighthouse
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Pencarrow Head Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse at Pencarrow Head in the Wellington region of the North Island of New Zealand. Wikipedia
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Pencarrow Head Lighthouse is a decommissioned lighthouse at Pencarrow Head in the Wellington region of the North Island of New Zealand.
An isolated landmark, light from the 1859 lighthouse on Wellington Harbour's Pencarrow Head can be seen as far as Marlborough's Cloudy Bay.
Pencarrow's classic cast iron tower, made in England, was erected on Pencarrow Head at the entrance to Wellington Harbour in 1859. Outside viewing is available ...
The cast iron Pencarrow Lighthouse was the first permanent lighthouse to be built in New Zealand. It is situated on a strategic promontory at the entrance ...
Pencarrow Lighthouse was our first permanent light and is the only one to have had a female keeper.
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The rugged stretch of coastline leading to Pencarrow Head offers spectacular scenery complete with whirling birds and rocky beaches strewn with flotsam. On a ...
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Nice easy walk. The walk is ~80% gravel road along the ocean and can get VERY windy. It seems like a great track for cycling (but we did ...
The 1859 lighthouse on Wellington Harbour's windblasted Pencarrow Head radiates romantic isolation as vividly as the beam it once cast, which on clear nights ...
On 1 January 2014 Pencarrow Lighthouse at the entrance to Wellington Harbour celebrates its 155th anniversary. New Zealand's first permanent lighthouse, ...
The main attraction of Pencarrow Head is the Pencarrow Head Lighthouse, the first permanent lighthouse in New Zealand constructed in 1859. It is one of ...