Follow the northern coast by lighthouse, headland, and harbor

This guide turns archival history into place-based browsing, so each preserved tower can be explored in geographic context.

Preserved tower guide

Northern Coast Tower Directory

A scannable reference of preserved lights, organized by place and character for readers exploring the coast.

Headland

Ravencliff Head, North Reach

Era: 1842 granite reconstruction

Known for its fog-bell chamber, preserved with original cast-iron gearing still in place.

Harbor mouth

St. Elwin Inlet

Era: 1871 lantern replacement

Its low parapet and paired range alignment guided fishing fleets through winter tides.

Cliff station

Kestrel Bluff, Grey Coast

Era: 1828 first-order optic era

One of the earliest cliff lights to retain a documented keeper weather ledger archive.

Island light

Marlowe Isle, Outer Sound

Era: 1894 steel gallery retrofit

Famous for a rare octagonal lantern room restored after storm damage in 1936.

River bar

Brinehaven Estuary

Era: 1863 tidal warning expansion

Its twin-sector lens system marked shifting sandbars for coasting cargo vessels.

Cape sentinel

Northwatch Cape

Era: 1816 original masonry core

Noted for preserving its hand-cut stone spiral stair used by three keeper generations.