Gullholmen Lighthouse

Gullholmen Lighthouse
Guldholmen fyr
Gullholmen Lighthouse
Norway South
Location Moss
Østfold
Norway
Coordinates 59°26′07″N 10°34′36″E / 59.435278°N 10.576667°E / 59.435278; 10.576667
Year first constructed 1894 (first)
Year first lit 1984 (current)
Automated 1984
Deactivated 1984 (first)
Construction wooden tower (first)
concrete tower (current)
Tower shape square tower with balcony and lantern (first)
cylindrical tower with balcony and small lantern (current)
Markings / pattern whire tower, red lantern (first)
white tower with a red band, red lantern roof (current)
Height 7 metres (23 ft) (first and current)
Focal height 16 metres (52 ft) (current)
Characteristic Oc WRG 6s.
Admiralty number B2346
NGA number 0360
ARLHS number NOR-310
Norway number NF-0181
Managing agent Stiftelsen Gamle Guldholmen Fyr[1]

Gullholmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Gullholmen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Moss in Østfold, Norway. The lighthouse is located in the outer Oslofjord, off the island Jeløya. It was established in 1894, and replaced by a light in 1984.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. Gullholmen Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 10, 2016
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Gullholmen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. "Gullholmen fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

Coordinates: 59°26′07″N 10°34′36″E / 59.43528°N 10.57667°E / 59.43528; 10.57667


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