Cape Pembroke Lighthouse
A white cast-iron lighthouse at the easternmost point of East Falkland, where waves crash against the rocks, with a memorial to the Atlantic Conveyor nearby.
Cape Pembroke Lighthouse was first built in 1855, and the present tower is a cast-iron structure dating from 1906. It is the easternmost navigation marker in the Falkland Islands and is now decommissioned. Around it are wind-worn rocks and a coast where waves break in spray, and dolphins, seabirds and occasionally sea lions can be seen. A nearby memorial commemorates the Atlantic Conveyor, which was sunk in 1982. The drive from Stanley takes about 20 minutes, with the last section on a gravel track. The lighthouse key can be borrowed from the museum to climb the tower.
Opening hours
Open all day (tower climb requires a key from the museum)
Nearby sights
- Kidney Cove
- Lady Elizabeth Shipwreck
- Gypsy Cove
- Ross Road Waterfront, Stanley
- Christ Church Cathedral & Whalebone Arch
- Historic Dockyard Museum
- 1982 Liberation Memorial
- Government House, Stanley