Designated Heritage Lighthouses
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Names: Margaree Harbour Front Range and Margaree Harbour Rear Range Lighthouses
Established: 1900
Location: Margaree Harbour, Inverness County, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Margaree Harbour Front and Rear Range Lighthouses are a pair of range lighthouses built to guide vessels entering Margaree Harbour from the Gulf of the St. Lawrence. Constructed in 1900, they are traditional, square tapered wooden towers, standing 65 metres apart. The lighthouses have served throughout their history as guides for the local and regional commercial fishery, as well as for recreational boat traffic.
The lighthouses are highly valued by the community of Margaree Harbour, located in Inverness County on Cape Breton Island. They are located approximately two hours by car from Sydney, Nova Scotia.
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