Name and Location

The lighthouse, also known as MacLeod Lighthouse, is an unofficially named standalone navigational tower located on an unnamed road near MacLeod in the Shire of Carnarvon, Western Australia. The site's coordinates are 24°28′47.2″ S, 113°25′5.9″ E.

Construction and History

The construction date and architect/builders responsible for the lighthouse remain unknown. The original purpose of the tower is presumed to mark a local navigation hazard or serve as a directional beacon for small vessels on inland waterways.

Architecture and Materials

No reliable photographic record or description of the tower's shape, height, or materials is available. It may have been a small brick, concrete, or steel tower intended for local river-oriented navigation or as an aeronautical beacon.

Light and Navigation

There is no evidence of an active light, fog signal, radar installation, or AIS transponder. The site does not appear on contemporary nautical charts as a functioning aid to navigation.

Accessibility and Visiting

Public access is unknown, as the site lies on private pastoral land. Permission from the local landholder would be required to visit. The nearest public road is an unnamed station track branching off the North West Coastal Highway, followed by roughly 15 km of unsealed road. No parking area, interpretive signage, or guided tours are available.

Notable Views and Landscape

From ground level, the flat inland plain offers long, unobstructed views of the wide sky typical of the Carnarvon hinterland. Vegetation is sparse, dominated by spinifex grasses, low shrubs, and occasional acacia trees. Wildlife sightings may include kangaroos, emus, and various desert bird species.

Anecdotes and Folklore

No published local stories or keeper memoirs have been traced. Oral tradition among nearby station workers occasionally refers to a "lonely white tower" used as a visual reference point in the otherwise featureless landscape.

Technical and Operational Details

Due to lack of documentation, technical details about the lighthouse remain undocumented.

Further Information

• * GeoNames / OpenStreetMap entry (way/246271845)
• * Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-24.4797912,113.418325
• * Western Australian State Heritage database (no entry found)
• * Australian Maritime Safety Authority publications (no mention)