WayfarrowCastle Pinckney Light
Lighthouse · Charleston County, South Carolina
Castle Pinckney Light is a lighthouse in Charleston County, South Carolina. South Carolina has 21 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow, 9 of them in Charleston County.
It was deactivated in 1917.
Current sources show this lighthouse no longer stands. Status check, 2026-11: The 1855 tower was replaced in 1880 and again in 1890, the station closed in 1917, and the last tower is reported demolished in 1938; only the ruined fort remains on Shutes Folly. It stands at 32.7736° N, 79.9110° W.
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Questions
Where is Castle Pinckney Light?
Castle Pinckney Light is in Charleston County, South Carolina, at 32.7736, -79.9110.
How many lighthouses are in Charleston County?
Charleston County, South Carolina has 9 lighthouses on record at Wayfarrow.
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