LIGHTHOUSE STREET NAMES
Continuing with the 3rd part of our street name series, we take a look at Lighthouses. Such an interesting topic if one thinks of it. You find them all around the world. Some rest in the most beautiful settings. Rich in history. Architectural wonders that many admire. Take for instance Wolf Rock. Seated in the ocean, the tower is 135ft high and made of dovetailed granite blocks, bolted and cemented together. It has seven internal floor levels below the lantern. The lighthouse received its name from the howling sound made by air escaping from a hollow in the rock after compression by wave action.
Our coastal town - Plettenberg Bay reminds us of these beauties/lifesavers every time we drive past a street that’s named after an Lighthouse. We host some local and international lighthouse names. Here are a few examples:
Local/SA:
Hood Point Lighthouse that reside in East London
Dassen Island Lighthouse near Yzerfontein.
International:
Skerry Vore in Scotland
Hanois Lighthouse situated on a reef on the west side of Guernsey
Spurn point at Hull, Yorkshire
Navesink in the New Jersey hills of America
Bell Rock on the Scotland coastline
Beachy Head in Southern England
Boston light inside of the Boston Harbour, Massachusetts
Capricorn on the Australian Coastline
Cordovan is the oldest lighthouse in France
Daedalus (also known as Abu Kizan) in the Egyptian Red Sea situated about 90 kilometers fromMarsa Alam
Eddystone one of the 3 most beautiful lighthouses. United Kingdom
Euphemia Vieste. Puglia - Italy
Fairway you will find in the Chilean Fjord route between Valparaiso and Conception to the north and Punta Arena, Ushuaia and Cape Horn to the South.
Farallon is a lighthouse on Southeast Farallon Island, California.
Now there is a mouthful. Many of these lighthouses stood the test of time and saved many lives. Designed over many years and admired by millions. If Plett is close to your heart why not take an afternoon and read up more on the street names that received their names from magnificent wonders.
