Big Tignish Light | |
Location: | Prince Edward Island Canada |
Coordinates: | 46.9461°N -63.9943°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1877 (first) |
Yearlit: | 1881 (current) |
Yeardeactivated: | 1997 |
Construction: | wooden tower |
Shape: | square truncated tower with balcony and lantern |
Marking: | white tower with black horizontal band, red lantern and trim |
Height: | 8.2m (26.9feet) |
Focalheight: | 10.7m (35.1feet) |
Managingagent: | Tignish Shore Community Council. |
The Big Tignish Light is a lighthouse on Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was built in 1881 but then deactivated in 1997. The unused lighthouse began to fall into disrepair, until it was relocated to the Fisherman's Haven Community Park in 2009, where it was renovated and repainted.[1]