Pater Noster Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Pater Noster Lighthouse
Also known as: Pater Noster (Hamneskär)
A pyramidal cast iron skeletal tower with a lantern, gallery, and central cylinder, the Pater Noster lighthouse stands on the skerry of Hamneskär in the Skagerrak. Originally built and first lit in 1868, this 32-meter-tall structure served as a navigational aid for over a century. Its light was extinguished in 1977, leading to a period of deterioration. By the 1990s, a preservation group was formed to save the lighthouse. The tower was dismantled in 2002 for restoration and was reassembled and relit in 2007 after extensive work.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is significant as an example of 19th-century Swedish lighthouse engineering and for its complex restoration that transformed it into a cultural landmark.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 15m
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1868
Significant events: Built 1868, Deactivated 1977, Deteriorated by 1990s, Preservation group formed, Dismantled and moved for restoration 2002, Restoration agreement signed 2004, Restored and reassembled 2006-2007, Reactivated 2007
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 32m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- cast iron
Structure: pyramidal cast iron skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, and central cylinder
Location
- City
- Tjörns kommun
- Country
- 🇸🇪Sweden
- Region
- Västra Götaland County
- Sea Region
- A skerry named Hamneskär in the Skagerrak, approximately 7 km west of Marstrand.
- Latitude
- 57.8957°
- Longitude
- 11.4663°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Marstrand(4.0 km)
- ARLHS No.
- SWE-176
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