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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