Boars Head Lighthouse
In French: Phare de Boars Head
About Boars Head Lighthouse
Boars Head Lighthouse is one of 3 heritage lighthouses in Digby. By its record, Boars Head Lighthouse was built in 1957–1958.
The Boars Head Lighthouse measures 11.6 metres (39 feet) and is a square, tapered, wood frame tower. Built in 1957, it is the second lighthouse on the site. The lighthouse sits on Long Island, 28 metres (93 feet) above the Petit Passage, a narrow pass that connects the Bay of Fundy to St. Mary’s Bay. A radar building, built in 1970, sits behind the lighthouse and is not visible from the shore.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Boars Head Lighthouse · Open Government Licence – Canada · the register’s own words, unchanged
The Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act designates lighthouses of heritage value.
Finding Boars Head Lighthouse
Digby
No second historic place is close enough here to make a walk of it.
Questions about Boars Head Lighthouse
When was Boars Head Lighthouse built?
Its register puts the building of Boars Head Lighthouse at 1957–1958.
What is Boars Head Lighthouse?
Boars Head Lighthouse is a Heritage Lighthouse of Canada, designated in 2015.
Can you visit Boars Head Lighthouse?
Yes from the outside; whether it opens its doors is for its owner to say.
Is Boars Head Lighthouse protected?
Its designation under the federal lighthouse act protects it.
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