Røværsholmen Lighthouse

Coastal lighthouse in Norway

Lighthouse

59°27′06.1″N 05°04′9.7″E / 59.451694°N 5.069361°E / 59.451694; 5.069361TowerConstructed1892Constructionstone towerAutomated1975Height15.5 metres (51 ft)Shapemassive tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingsred tower and lantern, white basementHeritagecultural property

LightFocal height22.5 metres (74 ft)Intensity57,000 candelaRange14.5 nmi (26.9 km; 16.7 mi)CharacteristicIso WRG 4s.

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]

References

^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Røværsholmen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
^ "Røværsholmen fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
^ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Leirvik Area (Southern Hordaland)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ Kystverket (2014). Norske Fyrliste 2014 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245015959. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2015.