Negril Lighthouse

{{Infobox lighthouse

| image_name = Negril Lighthouse.jpg

| location = Negril Point
Westmoreland
Jamaica

| coordinates = {{coord|18.2484318|-78.3605111|region:JM-10_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica (12 sheets), 1958-1973.

| yearbuilt = 1894

| automated = yes

| foundation = a {{convert|14|ft|m}} deep tank of water for balance and security during earthquakes

| construction = reinforced concrete tower

| shape = tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

| marking = white tower and lantern

| height = {{convert|27|m|ft}}

| focalheight = {{convert|31|m|ft}}

| characteristic = One flash every 2 s, alternating red and white{{cite rowlett|jam|date=2008-10-20}}

}}

Negril Lighthouse was built in 1894 {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} south south east of the westernmost tip of the island of Jamaica by the French company Barber & Bernard. It is one of the earliest concrete lighthouses.

File:Fresnel lens.JPG in operation at Negril Point]]

Its foundation is a tank {{convert|14|ft|m}} deep, which is kept filled with water to keep the {{convert|20|m|ft|adj=on}} ({{convert|27|m|ft}} according to Rowlett) reinforced concrete tower balanced and secured in the event of an earthquake. The tower is topped with a lantern and gallery.

An automatic white light 30 m (100 feet) above sea level flashes every two seconds. The light was operated by gas initially, switching to acetylene in 1956 and solar energy in 1985.[http://www.jnht.com/heritage_site.php?id=99 Negril Point Lighthouse] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629114750/http://www.jnht.com/heritage_site.php?id=99 |date=2011-06-29 }}, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.[http://www.esstexel.nl/jamlight/hd2.html Negril Point Lighthouse], Frans Eijgenraam, 2000.

Several adjacent one-story frame keeper's houses are staffed.

The site is a well-known attraction of the Negril area.

It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.