Robben Island Lighthouse

Dublin Core

Title

Robben Island Lighthouse

Subject

Immovable Culture Heritage

Description

In the 1600s, large fires were set at the top of Minto Hill by the Dutch colonial settlers, to warn passing ships to keep away from the rocks surrounding the island. Eventually, a full lighthouse was built, completed in the 1860s.

Source

is51102025

Date

1862

Contributor

ec349@st-andrews.ac.uk

Type

Site

Identifier

1480

Date Submitted

26/04/2025

References

https://artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes.php?bldgid=11578

Extent

cm x cm x cm

Spatial Coverage

current,-33.81467508125609,18.37413114270021;

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

Robben Island Lighthouse

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Institutional nature

Building

Prim Media

3957

Status

public

Condition

1

Contact

ec349@st-andrews.ac.uk

Citation

“Robben Island Lighthouse,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3958.

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