Built: 1855

Type: 1855: Yellow tower, light 50 feet above water. 1880: new tower. 1890: new tower, destroyed 1938.

Height: 50 feet

Status: Destroyed

Location: Shutes Folly Island

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Notes: Castle Pinckney was originally a British fort (1780 - 1781). Confederates occupied the fort from December 1860 to February 1865. It is the only round-sided fort left in North America. It also served as a lighthouse depot 1890-1917.