File:Lighthouse NS-01730 - Gilbert Cove Lighthouse (28756408201).jpg

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This is a square keeper's house painted white with the lighthouse lantern on the roof. Most lighthouse keepers lived separately from the light itself, the lighthouse keeper and family lived in this lighthouse for over 50 years. It is perched upon a small point of land 4.6 meters (15ft) above the high water level. The lighthouse is one of only three of this type left in Nova Scotia.

The light tower with its cat walk, 8.84 meters (29ft) above the base of the solidly built house, has inside steep-stair accessibility. Painted wooden floors and interior walls add to the building's sturdy and residential character.

Location: On point, entrance to Gilberts Cove Standing: This light is still standing. Operating: This light is no longer operating Year Began and Lit: 1904 Structure Type: Roof mounted, white square wood dwelling, red roof

Light Characteristic: Fixed Red (1941) Tower Height: 11 meters (36ft)

Light Height: 12.2 meters (40ft) above water level
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Source NS-01730 - Gilbert Cove Lighthouse
Author Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada
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Camera location44° 29′ 33.31″ N, 65° 57′ 20.64″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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