Eddystone Lighthouse

Just 18 km north of Ansons Bay is the Eddystone Point Lighthouse, within Mount William National Park.

It was decided that a lighthouse needed to be constructed when dangerous rocks were discovered just below sea level at St Helens Point in 1875. This 35-meter-high granite tower of Eddystone Point Lighthouse has warned ships off this rocky shoreline since 1889.

This historic site, which also includes the lighthouse keepers’ cottages, is worth exploring, though none of the structures are open to the public. The door to the lighthouse is approached by an imaginative and beautiful flight of steps in the form of a flying buttress.

It was a magical and lovely place to take some gorgeous photos. I wandered around for a while, as this place was simply beautiful.Read more