This lighthouse is in the
Walker Bay Nature Reserve, but there are no gates to hinder access. It is
visible at the turnoff off the road to Buffeljachts and is accessed along 5 km
of difficult sand and limestone road. It is unmanned.
Contractors were laying
paving around the lighthouse and adjacent accommodation for lighthouse
maintenance staff and equipment, during our visit.
The final approach to the
beach was across a beach. The houses at Quoin Point were built by the
descendants of two families who regularly assisted survivors of shipwrecks on
this dangerous section of coastline. As a reward the families were granted the right
of use of this area and no doubt creating an obligation to assist future
unfortunate seafarers, or maybe fortunate, to have survived !
