Kings Head, Nova Scotia
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Kings Head, Nova Scotia is a headland
at the end of Melmerby Beach Provincial Park
in the Canadian
province of Nova Scotia
, located in Pictou County
. It was the site of a lighthouse
of wood
en construction marking the entrance to Merigomish Harbour. The light is no longer operational but the base building is now a private residence accessed by Levi White Road.
Headland
A headland is a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water.Headland can also refer to:*Headlands and bays*headLand, an Australian television series...
at the end of Melmerby Beach Provincial Park
Melmerby Beach Provincial Park
Melmerby Beach Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located on the province's North Shore fronting the Northumberland Strait approximately northeast of New Glasgow...
in the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, located in Pictou County
Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835. It had a population of 46,513 people in 2006, which represents a decline of 6.3 percent from 1991. It is the sixth most populous county in Nova...
. It was the site of a lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
of wood
Wood
Wood is a hard, fibrous tissue found in many trees. It has been used for hundreds of thousands of years for both fuel and as a construction material. It is an organic material, a natural composite of cellulose fibers embedded in a matrix of lignin which resists compression...
en construction marking the entrance to Merigomish Harbour. The light is no longer operational but the base building is now a private residence accessed by Levi White Road.