Fort Monckton Lighthouse, Historical lighthouse in Port Elgin, Canada.
Fort Monckton Lighthouse was a cylindrical tower standing about 7 meters tall on Gaspereaux Point, painted red with a white horizontal band. The structure guided ships along this coastline until it ceased operations in the early 2010s.
A French fort was built at this location in 1751 and captured by British forces in 1755, who renamed and then destroyed it in 1756. A lighthouse was later constructed on the site to guide maritime traffic.
The stone cairn at Gaspereaux Point marks the site of Fort Monckton, built by the French in 1751 and taken by British forces in 1755. Visitors can read the memorial plaque beside it and look out over the water the fort once guarded.
The lighthouse stood on Gaspereaux Point, reached by a short path off the coastal road near Port Elgin. The tower was removed in 2016, so no structure remains; the stone cairn commemorating Fort Monckton is the landmark to look for. The point is open shoreline with no facilities, and footing is uneven.
The tower that burned in the 1950s was itself a replacement: the original wooden light here dates from the 19th century. The 1972 cylinder was therefore the third light on Gaspereaux Point, and it stood only about four decades before its removal in 2016.
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