Big Tignish Light

Big Tignish Light

The lighthouse in 2011
Location	Prince Edward Island Canada
Coordinates	46°56′45.9″N 63°59′39.6″W
Tower
Constructed	1877 (first)
Construction	wooden tower
Height	8.2 metres (27 ft)
Shape	square truncated tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower with black horizontal band, red lantern and trim
Operator	Tignish Shore Community Council.[1]
Light
First lit	1881 (current)
Deactivated	1997
Focal height	10.7 metres (35 ft)

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]

Keepers

• Isidore Chasson 1877-1881
• Isidore Gaudet 1881-1894
• J.S Richard 1894–1895
• Fidele J. Gaudet 1895–1897
• Agate Gaudet 1897–1912
• D. Handrahan 1912–?
• Jerome J. Perry 1923–1956
• Alphonse Gaudet 1956–1962^[2]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Prince Edward Island
• List of lighthouses in Canada

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Western Prince Edward Island". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved August 2, 2009.
2. Big Tignish Light Lighthouse Friends

External links

• Picture of Big Tignish Light
• Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard