The Royal Engineers built Gibbs Hill Lighthouse in 1844. It is the taller of the two lighthouses of Bermuda and is the world’s first lighthouse that was made from cast-iron. The lighthouse was built with an aim to help in providing navigation to the ships in an effort to reduce shipwrecks.
The lighthouse makes use of a Fresnel lens made in 1904 that revolves on steel bearings. The lighthouse towers to a height of 177 feet with base of 245 feet above sea level, which is considered as a famous sightseeing attraction in Southampton parish. Inside the revolving lens lays a 1000-watt bulb that is fitted at the top of the tower. In 1987, a radar antenna was installed at the original bolt location for marine shipping. The balcony of the lighthouse at the top floor gives a 360-degree view and is a center point to get a view of south shore horizons. Apart from this, it also gives a spectacular view of the Royal Naval Dockyard, Hamilton Harbor and seascapes of Southampton and Warwick. Currently, it is being operated and controlled by the Government’s Marine and Ports Department of Bermuda.