Fort Point Lighthouse Park The Google rating is 4.5

Built in 1855, Fort Point Lighthouse is the third oldest surviving lighthouse in Nova Scotia and offers a rare example of a pre-Confederation lighthouse. The lighthouse is valued for the role it has played throughout the history of Liverpool, which today continues to make the lighthouse and the park integral to the historical character of the town.

Since the 19th century, the Fort Point Lighthouse has operated as a signal station – a working lighthouse – and during the American Revolution, a fort with blockhouse was built, armed with cannons to protect the harbour from privateers. One of the lightkeeper’s duties was to operate a hand-cranked foghorn in reply to foghorn signals from incoming vessels as they entered into the harbour. A hand-cranked foghorn is still located within the lighthouse today.

Today, the lighthouse is open to visitors seasonally while the park surrounding this Provincial Heritage Property is open year-round, offering picnic tables, interpretive panels, and a gift shop that offers the beautiful view of Liverpool Harbour and the lighthouse on Coffin Island. Be sure to explore the lighthouse and to crank the foghorn!

Admission to the lighthouse is free.