Fårö Lighthouse

Fårö Lighthouse

Fårö Lighthouse
Gotland
Location Fårö
Gotland
Sweden
Coordinates 57°57′34″N 19°20′57″E / 57.959570°N 19.349265°E / 57.959570; 19.349265Coordinates: 57°57′34″N 19°20′57″E / 57.959570°N 19.349265°E / 57.959570; 19.349265
Year first constructed 1847
Automated 1976
Foundation limestone basement
Construction stone tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern, greenish lantern roof
Height 30 metres (98 ft)
Focal height 31 metres (102 ft)
Original lens mirrors
Current lens 4th order Fresnel lens
Range 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
Characteristic Iso WR 8s.
Admiralty number C7162
NGA number 9844
ARLHS number SWE-011
Sweden number SV-4117
Managing agent Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[1]

Fårö Lighthouse (Swedish: Fårö fyr) is a Swedish lighthouse located on the easternmost tip of Fårö. In the 19th century there had been many complaints from sea authorities that the coastlines on Gotland had very few lighthouses. So the decision was made to build one on the north side of Gotland. This lighthouse was constructed one year after the one on Hoburgen at the south tip of Gotland.

The light ran on a colza oil lamp at first. In 1882 a paraffin lamp replaced the old one, and in 1953 it was electrified. From 1891 to 1976 the tower had a first-order Fresnel lens installed in its lantern which made the lighthouse very powerful. It is remote-controlled since 1976 and owned by the Swedish Maritime Administration.

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References

  1. ↑ Fårö The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 4, 2016


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