Djursten

Djursten Lighthouse
Djursten Lighthouse, August 2006
Sweden
Location Gräsö
Östhammar Municipality
Uppsala County
Sweden
Coordinates 60°22′08″N 18°24′04″E / 60.368994°N 18.401187°E / 60.368994; 18.401187Coordinates: 60°22′08″N 18°24′04″E / 60.368994°N 18.401187°E / 60.368994; 18.401187
Year first constructed 1767 (first)
Year first lit 1839 (current)
Automated 1955 Edit this on Wikidata
Construction stone tower
Tower shape massive cylinder tower with octagonal prism observation room, balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower with black horizontal band
Height 15 metres (49 ft)
Focal height 20 metres (66 ft)
Current lens 6th order molded drum lens of acrylic glass
Light source mains power
Range 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic LFl WRG 9s.
Admiralty number C6244
NGA number 10248
ARLHS number C 6244
Sweden number SV-2152
Managing agent Swedish Maritime Administration[1]
Heritage governmental listed building complex Edit this on Wikidata

Djursten is a Swedish lighthouse located at Västerbyn on the west side of the island of Gräsö in the northern Roslagens archipelago. The nearest community is Öregrund.

History

The location has had a lighthouse since 1767. The first lighthouse built to guide sailors from Öregrund was a stone tower topped by a charcoal fire in an iron pot. In 1809 the ship Bellona ran hard aground outside Djursten.[2]

The lighthouse was replaced by a new tower built in 1839, which still stands on the site. The current lighthouse was at first equipped with an oil lamp and parabolic mirrors that focused the light. In the 1870s a kerosene lamp was installed. The lighthouse became a state monument in 1935. In 1945 the lighthouse was finally electrified. It was occupied until the 1960s.[2]

Status

Today Djursten holds a small modern light visible for 11 nautical miles mounted outside the original lighthouse lantern.[2]

See also


References

Citations

  1. ↑ Djursten The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 3, 2016
  2. 1 2 3 Djursten: Svenska Fyrsällskapet.

Sources

  • "Djursten" (PDF). Svenska Fyrsällskapet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-10-15.


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