De Cocksdorp (Tessels: Durrep) is a village in the municipality of Texel in the province of North Holland..

De Cocksdorp is the most northern village of the Dutch island Texel. Originally, the village lays in the salt marsh between the islands of Texel and Eierland. The salt marsh was created in 1610 after the sanddike between those two islands was built. In 1835, the Belgium-based Joseph Nicolas de Cock founded, together with some other gentlemen, a company that would develop the salt marsh between Eierland and Texel for agricultural use.

In the newly created polder Eierland was a village founded in 1836 initially Nieuwdorp called, but that was later named after him: De Cocksdorp

Through "De Molenbos" you can go to the dunes as well as the nature areas "De Krim" and "De Slufter". To the east of the village lies "De Roggesloot".

Each year, every Thursday in July and August the "ringsteken" event is held in the village.

't Huis bij Frans en Els is situated in De Cocksdorp on the "Vuurtorenweg 186" (Lighthouseroad).

The lighthouse Eierland is on the northernmost tip of the island of Texel, on the "Vuurtorenweg" north of the town De Cocksdorp. The name is derived from the location: the former island Eierland.

Following the brochure and Coastal Risk of Kikkert, notary, Registrar and member of the Provincial States, approved a lighthouse. The first stone was laid by the designer Quirinus Harder on July 25, 1863. The tower is built on a dune, 20 meters high. On November 1, 1864 the lighthouse was lit by Kikkert. At that time, the distance between the tower and the sea is still 3000 meters.

Up to 1910 the light burned on petroleum. In 1927 it was replaced by pharoline. Then the tower was electrified. The tower also was used bij the coastguard after 1883.

The tower was painted red before, but the discoloration over the years made it pink. Meanwhile the lighthouse was painted red again.

During the uprising of the Georgians in April 1945 the tower was heavily damaged. It was restored with a new wall arround it and a new upper stage. The tower had just seven floors instead of the original nine.

In 1977 the tower was coated with a red plastic coating.