Sør-Gjæslingan—living museum
Gjæslingan Lighthouse (Norwegian: Gjeslingene fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Vikna in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. It was established in 1877 and automated in 1987. Gjæslingan lighthouse stands on a small skerry Haraldsøykråka in the South Gjæslingan island group on the north side of the Foldafjord, about 15 km (9 mi) north of Lauvsnes. It [...]
Hovde Gård – a little piece of paradise
Text and photos by Sigrid Thorbjørnsen. Translated and edited by Michael Holtermann. In Sør Trøndelag County, out in the sea on the Ørland peninsula, there is a little piece of paradise called Hovde Gård. It can be reached within an hour by boat from Trondheim or an hour’s flight from Oslo Gardermoen airport. Hovde Gård, [...]
Geita Lighthouse
Geita Lighthouse was built in 1897 and became fully automated 1982. It stands on the easternmost of three small islands, Ytsegeite, Medgeite and Instegeita (Outer-, Mid- and Inner-Geite), the last is where the lighthouse is located. Geita stands 101.7 feet (31 meters) tall, and 147.6 feet (42.8 meters) above the high tide mark. The Norwegian word [...]
Utvær Lighthouse. North Sea Meets the Norwegian Sea
This is Norway’s westernmost lighthouse, and thus it marks the line of transition between the North Sea to the southwest and the Norwegian Sea to the northwest. Utvær Lighthouse was built in 1900 and automated in 2004. Located on little Utvær island in Solund municipality about 50 miles northwest from Bergen and 20 miles northwest [...]
Tvistein, little lighthouse with a big impact
Photo #4 ©2009 Jette&Ole Tvistein may not look like much compared to its big brother Svenner Lighthouse, but it is very important to mariners. It is known that at least a dozen shipwrecks have happened in less than one nautical mile (1852 meters) from Tvistein Lighthouse. The area from the Nevlunghavn Svenner, including Rakkeboene has [...]
Hatholmen Lighthouse – A Jewel at Mandal
On Norway’s beautiful southern coast, there are a string of towns and villages with white-painted wooden houses. Mandal is a perfect example with its 600 legally protected white houses and it’s shining white crescent Sjøsanden beach. Hatholmen Lighthouse stands on an island in the Mannefjord about 1 mile (1.5 km) south of Mandal. Built in [...]
Homborsund Lighthouse on Norway’s beautiful southern coast
Homborsund LIghthouse is in Grimstad municipality, Aust-Agder. Bordering on the Skagerrak, Homborsund is a beach resort south of Grimstad municipality halfway between the town Grimstad and Lillesand. Between 1865 and 1875, 45 ships ran afoul in this stretch of ocean and shipping interests in Grimstad demanded a new beacon between Torungen and Oksøy Lighthouses. The lighthouse was [...]
Skomvær Lighthouse: At the tip of Lofoten Archipelago
Skomvær Lighthouse is on the small island of Skomvær which lies about 9.3 miles (15 km) southwest of Røstlandet in Nordland, Norway. Røstlandet is the principal island of Røst municipality. The 1.4 square-mile (3.6 square-kilometer) island is the home to most of the residents of Røst. Skomvær is the westernmost island of the Lofoten ridge, 22 miles (35 [...]
Ulla Lighthouse
… a very popular place for island-hopping Ulla Lighthouse was first lit in January 1874 and automated in 1975. In October 1944, the lighthouse and the lighthouse keeper’s house were bombed and destroyed by allied planes. In 1950, reconstruction of the lighthouse and other buildings was undertaken. Today’s lighthouse is a square cylindrical concrete tower with [...]
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