Historical Sites and Heritage Locations

The iconic white brick structure of Bathurst Lighthouse is found at Bathurst Point, overlooking Pinky Beach.

Constructed after the fateful voyage of the City of York, an iron ship that sank off the western coast of Rottnest Island in 1899 with the loss of 12 lives, it first shone its light on the seas in 1900.

The lighthouse lantern originally featured a fixed white light, but in 1920 this was changed to an automatic flashing light. With a range of 14 nautical miles, it provides a beacon of hope and safety far out into the ocean around it, and helps to create safer waters around the rocky coast.

While you can’t access the lighthouse itself, Bathurst Point provides gorgeous views of Pinky Beach—and an exceptional spot to watch the sun set uninterrupted over the vast Indian Ocean.