Røværsholmen Lighthouse

Røværsholmen Lighthouse

View of Røvær island with the lighthouse in the distance.
Location Røvær
Rogaland
Norway
Coordinates 59°27′06.1″N 05°04′9.7″E / 59.451694°N 5.069361°E / 59.451694; 5.069361Coordinates: 59°27′06.1″N 05°04′9.7″E / 59.451694°N 5.069361°E / 59.451694; 5.069361
Year first constructed 1892
Automated 1975
Construction stone tower
Tower shape massive tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern red tower and lantern, white basement
Height 15.5 metres (51 ft)
Focal height 22.5 metres (74 ft)
Intensity 57,000 candela
Range 14.5 nmi (26.9 km; 16.7 mi)
Characteristic Iso WRG 4s.
Admiralty number B3570
NGA number 2888
ARLHS number NOR-197
Norway number NF-1329

Røværsholmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Røværsholmen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the Røvær islands in the municipality of Haugesund in Rogaland county, Norway.

History

The lighthouse was established in 1892 and automated in 1975. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1998.[1][2]

The lighthouse sits about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest of the town of Haugesund. The 15.5-metre (51 ft) tall, massive, round, stone tower is painted red. A two-story lighthouse keeper's house adjoins the lighthouse. The lower story of the house is stone and the upper story is wood. At the top of the lighthouse, at an elevation of 22.5 metres (74 ft) above sea level, there is a white, red, or green light (depending on direction) that emits an isophase pattern of two seconds on and two seconds off. The 57,000-candela intensity light can be seen for up to 14.5 nautical miles (26.9 km; 16.7 mi) away.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Røværsholmen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "Røværsholmen fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Leirvik Area". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  4. ↑ Kystverket (2014). Norske Fyrliste 2014 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245015959.

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