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The Rear Lighthouse of Hilton Head Range Light Station, which is also called Leamington Lighthouse is an inactive light station on Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina.

Location: Hole 15, Arthur Hills Golf Course Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Coordinates: 32°9′51″N 80°44′24″W
Year first constructed: 1879
Year first lit: 1880
Deactivated: 1932
Foundation: Concrete Footings
Construction: Cast Iron
Tower shape: Skeleton tower Cylindrical stairs tower
Markings / pattern: White
Tower height: 87 ft (27 m)
Focal height: 92 ft (28 m)
Original lens: Oil lamps

I was here on May 14 2020. I needed a pass to go into the resort to see the light but there was no problems.

Follow Queens Folly Road until you come to a guard shack. Tell them you want to visit the lighthouse, and they will give you a pass. (I've been told that passes are not given after 5 p.m. and motorcycles are not allowed.)

The lighthouse is owned by Palmetto Dunes Resort. Grounds open, tower closed.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12 1985

Access: Car