Killock Shoal Light

{{short description|Lighthouse in Virginia, United States}}

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{{Infobox lighthouse

| name = Killock Shoal Light

| image = Killock shoal light.PNG

| caption = Killock Shoal Light (USCG)

| location = North end of Chincoteague Channel off Chincoteague, Virginia

| coordinates = {{coord|37.5648|N|75.2239|W|region:US-VA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} (approx.)

| yearlit = 1886

| automated = 1929

| yeardeactivated = 1939

| foundation = screw-pile

| construction = cast-iron/wood

| shape = square house

| height = {{convert|48|ft}}

| lens = fourth-order Fresnel lens

| currentlens =

| range =

| characteristic = fixed white with red sector

}}

The Killock Shoal Light was a lighthouse located at the north end of the channel west of Chincoteague, Virginia.

History

This light was erected in 1886. It was unlike other screw-pile structures in the area, with the lantern set at one corner of a small square frame house. It was automated in 1923, and decommissioned in 1939, with the house being replaced by a steel tower. The structure is now unlit.

References

  • {{cite uscghist|VA}}
  • [http://www.cheslights.org/heritage/killockshoal.htm Killock Shoal Light], from the Chesapeake Chapter of the United States Lighthouse Society
  • {{cite book

|last= Evans-Hylton

|first= Patrick

|title= Lighthouses and Lifesaving Stations of Virginia

|year= 2005

|publisher= Arcadia Publishing| page = 56}}

{{Lighthouses of Virginia}}

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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1886

Category:Houses completed in 1886

Category:Lighthouses in Virginia

Category:Chincoteague, Virginia

Category:Buildings and structures in Accomack County, Virginia

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