Portland Cottage light structure formerly Portland Lighthouse sometimes Portland Point Lighthouse is situated on the summit of Portland Ridge, Clarendon, near the southernmost part of Jamaica.UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet H, 1973.
The tower is an open-framed, square, tapered steel structure with lantern and gallery, the highest in the Island, at a height of (129 iron steps). It has a white revolving light, giving two flashes in quick succession every 15 seconds.Portland Point Lighthouse, Frans Eijgenraam, 2000.Portland Point Lighthouse , Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.
The lighthouse is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.
See also
List of lighthouses in Jamaica
References
External links Wikimapia aerial view of Portland Lighthouse. Photos: .