Stabben Lighthouse

Stabben Lighthouse

View of the lighthouse
Location	Kinn Vestland Norway
Coordinates	61°36′02.7″N 04°57′19.0″E
Tower
Constructed	1867
Construction	masonry
Automated	1975
Height	15.6 metres (51 ft)
Shape	square tower on roof of keeper's house
Markings	white tower, red balcony and lantern
Operator	Sogn og Fjordane Fylkeskommune
Heritage	cultural property
Light
First lit	1905
Focal height	16.2 metres (53 ft)
Lens	4th order Fresnel lens
Intensity	5,000 candela
Range	6.6 nmi (12.2 km; 7.6 mi)
Characteristic	Oc (3) WRG 10s.

Stabben Lighthouse (Norwegian: Stabben fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in Kinn municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lighthouse sit on top of a tiny, 300-square-metre (3,200 sq ft), rocky island in the fjord, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of the town of Florø.

History

It was established in 1867, renovated and upgraded in 1905, and automated in 1975. It was listed as a protected site in 1999.[1][2]

The 16-metre (52 ft) tall square masonry tower rises from the seaward end of a 2+1⁄2-story masonry lighthouse keeper's house. The 4th order Fresnel lens (installed in 1905) remains in use. At the top of the tower, there is a white, red, or green light (depending on direction) that is occulting three times every 10 seconds.[3][4]

See also

• Lighthouses in Norway
• List of lighthouses in Norway

References

1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Stabben fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
2. "Stabben fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
3. Kystverket (2012). Norske Fyrliste 2012 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245013542. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013.
4. Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Sunnfjord (Florø Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 November 2013.

External links

• Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)