Saltholmen Lighthouse
 Saltholmen Lighthouse | |
  Aust-Agder | |
| Location |
Lillesand Aust-Agder Norway |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 58°13′55″N 8°24′13″E / 58.231813°N 8.403689°E |
| Year first constructed | 1882 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1952 (current) |
| Deactivated | 1952 (first) |
| Construction |
concrete tower (first) metal skeletal tower (current) |
| Tower shape |
octagonal prism lantern room (first) square frustum tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern |
white tower, grey lantern roof (first) white tower, red lantern roof (current) |
| Height |
6 metres (20 ft) (first) 6 metres (20 ft) (current) |
| Focal height | 13 metres (43 ft) (current) |
| Original lens | 4th order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (29 W 5s. |
| Admiralty number | B2876 |
| NGA number | 1316 |
| ARLHS number |
NOR-198 (first) NOR-316 (current) |
| Norway number | NF-0675[1] |
Saltholmen Lighthouse is a lighthouse that is on a small island off Lillesand in Aust-Agder County, Norway.
Saltholmen (lit. "Salty Islet") is named after the salt extraction industry once there, established by Hans Nielsen Hauge.[2]
The lighthouse was commissioned in 1882. The lighthouse is in concrete, and has a polygonal beacon with a spire in a corner.[3] The shape of the tower is rarely seen in Norway and the lighthouse is largely preserved as it was built. The lighthouse is therefore protected under the law on cultural heritage. The lighthouse was closed in 1952 and the present lighthouse was set up.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Arendal Area (Aust-Agder)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ↑ Saltholmen Lighthouse on www.visitnorway.com
- ↑ "Saltholmen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
- ↑ Official site
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Arendal Area (Aust-Agder)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
External links
- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (Norwegian)
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