| TheSeacow Head Lighthouse was built in 1863.The 18.5m.(60ft.)octagonal lighthouse was one of three Sister Lights built by the Colonial and Dominion GovernmentsThe others were North Cape,P.E.I. (1851)and Cape Jourimain,N.B.(1868-70)The three are among the oldest wood-frame towers standing in the Maritimes.The light was automated in 1959.
The Seacow Head Light tower is sixty feet high. Each of the octagonal sides measures 11 feet 3 inches at the base. As it currently stands, it is a particularly well proportioned example of the classically inspired design, with pediments over its window and door, and an elegant flared cornice at the top of the tower. Theseclassical elements wqere added to the rather plain original tower sometime between 1880 and 1921. In 1921 a large barn or shed was added to the site.
The station was automated on November 12, 1959: the dwelling was sold on March 7, 1960 and removed from the site. The tower was moved in 1979.lt guided the ferries crossing the Northumberland Strait until they were discontinued on June l,1997.
M.P.O'Ranegan kept the light for 42 years which made him one of the longest serving keepers on the eastern coast.
This lighthouse was shown as Gus Pike's lighthouse in the TV series Road to Avonlea. | 
