Figgeskjær Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Figgeskjær Lighthouse
Built in 1892, Figgeskjær Lighthouse is a square skeletal tower standing 9 meters tall, topped with a red lantern dome. The lighthouse emits two white flashes, with red and green sectors, on an 8-second cycle. It is situated on a point of land on the west side of the Langesundfjorden, approximately 0.5 km from the port of Langesund. A fog bell tower in a Swiss-chalet style was added to the station in 1911, though the fog bell itself has been inactive since 1989. The lighthouse has a geographic range of 10 nautical miles. The station is preserved as a historic monument, with the grounds open to the public but the tower closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Langesundfjorden and is a designated historic monument, notable for its preserved Swiss-chalet style fog bell tower.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Oc(2) WRG 8s
- Focal Height
- 9m
- Geographic Range
- 10NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1892
- Heritage Status
- Historic monument
Significant events: Fog bell tower built in 1911, fog bell inactive since 1989, station preserved as historic monument
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white, lantern dome red
Structure: square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Bamble
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Telemark
- Sea Region
- point of land on the west side of the Langesundfjorden about 1 km north of Langesund
- Latitude
- 59.0136°
- Longitude
- 9.7496°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Langesund(0.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- B2616
- NGA No.
- 0912
- ARLHS No.
- NOR-078
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