Stora Karlsö Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Stora Karlsö Lighthouse
Built in 1887, the Stora Karlsö Lighthouse is an 18-meter tall cylindrical stone tower with green trim, standing on a vertical cliff at the northwest corner of the island. The structure, attached to a two-story stone keeper's house, features a lantern and gallery. Its light emitted two white or red flashes every 12 seconds, with a geographic range of 19.5 nautical miles. The lighthouse became inactive in 2010 and its light was moved to a nearby mast. The keeper's house and surrounding site are open to the public, though the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse served to guide vessels navigating the waters near Stora Karlsö, warning them of the island's offshore position along the Gotland coast and its steep cliffs.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Long Flash
- Light Color
- White/Red
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 12s
- Raw Code
- LFl(2) W R 12s
- Focal Height
- 56m
- Geographic Range
- 19.5NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1887
Significant events: Inactive since 2010
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with green trim
- Material
- stone
Structure: octagonal cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, attached to the seaward side of a 2-story stone keeper's house
Location
- City
- Gotland Municipality
- Country
- 🇸🇪Sweden
- Region
- Gotland County
- Sea Region
- Stora Karlsö, an island 6 km off the southwest coast of Gotland, located atop a vertical cliff at the northwest corner of the island.
- Latitude
- 57.2897°
- Longitude
- 17.9586°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Klintehamn(9.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- C7224
- NGA No.
- 9772
- ARLHS No.
- SWE-371
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