Point Perpendicular Light, Historical lighthouse at Beecroft Peninsula, Australia

Point Perpendicular Light is a circular tower of precast concrete blocks, 13 m to the balcony, painted white with a blue trim at the base. It is attached to a one-storey keeper's house of the same blocks, and a glass window above the main door shows a waratah and the construction date. A 19.3 m skeletal steel tower stands beside it.

The lighthouse began operations in 1899 and was built to replace the inadequately positioned Cape St George Light from 1860. Constructed from precast concrete blocks, it remained in service for over 90 years before being replaced by a simpler skeletal structure in 1993.

Above the main door, a glass window shows a Waratah, the state flower of New South Wales, beside the construction date. The tower is painted white with a blue trim at the base, and its Chance Bros. first-order Fresnel lens, weighing 33 tonnes, is still installed inside. The light was relit for its centenary in October 1999 during the Currarong Seafare Festival, and again in August 2005 for the International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend.

The site is run by the Department of Defence and used for gunnery practice about 100 days a year, when access is closed; the German source puts the figure at 110 days. The historic tower's future is unclear and it was fenced off at times, so check current restrictions before travelling. The old light stands beside the active 19.3 m solar-powered skeletal tower.

The lighthouse underwent several upgrades that increased its light intensity from 100,000 to 316,000 candela, reflecting growing demands of maritime traffic. These improvements illustrate how navigation technology evolved to meet changing needs of ships passing through the area.