Högby Lighthouse

Lighthouse

57°08′48″N 17°02′50″E / 57.146568°N 17.047189°E / 57.146568; 17.047189TowerConstructed1898Constructioncast iron towerAutomated1967Height23 metres (75 ft)Shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower with watch room, balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower, grey metallic lantern domePower sourcekerosene, electricity

OperatorSwedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)^[1]Heritagegovernmental listed building complex, governmental listed building

LightFocal height21 metres (69 ft)Lens3rd order Fresnel lens (original), 3rd order dioptric lens made by AGA (current)Range12.5 nautical miles (23.2 km; 14.4 mi)CharacteristicLFl (2) W 12s.Sweden no.SV-5487

Högby Lighthouse is a Swedish lightstation. The lighthouse is built of iron and painted white. The design by architect Johan Höjer is unique to Sweden. The tower was exhibited at the Stockholm Exposition in 1897 before being located in Högby on a narrow peninsula.^[2] The flame ran on kerosene at first, and was updated with a gas mantle light in 1908. It was electrified in 1945 with a 1000 watt bulb and fully automated in 1967. Today the light runs with a faint 60 watt bulb, and the old rotating Fresnel lens has been replaced. The lighthouse is owned by The Swedish Maritime Administration.

Both the keeper's house and lighthouse is protected as a culturally important building since 1978. Today the keeper's house is a private residence to an artist and contains an art studio and showroom.

Gallery

The keeper's house.
Close up.

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Öland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Öland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 September 2020.