Year first lit 1949 (current) Opened 1959 Automated 2006 | Construction concrete tower Height 18 m Focal height 48 m Year first constructed 1866 (first) | |
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Location Måsøy MunicipalityFinnmarkNorway Tower shape square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern Similar Makkaur Lighthouse, Hekkingen Lighthouse, Sklinna Lighthouse, Myken Lighthouse, Skrova Lighthouse | ||
Fruholmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Fruholmen fyr, former name Norskholmen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It sits on a tiny islet just off the northern coast of the island of Ingøya.
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Map of Fruholmen, 9672 Ing%C3%B8y, Norway
History
The lighthouse was established in 1866 and it is the northernmost lighthouse in Norway. This is the first of the three major lighthouses that guide ships around the Nordkapp (North Cape) into the Barents Sea, and it is actually the northernmost of the three. The original cast iron lighthouse was destroyed during World War II.
The current lighthouse was completed in 1959. The 18-metre (59 ft) tall square white concrete tower has a red lantern on top. The light in the lantern flashes white every 20 seconds. There is a secondary light located lower in elevation that flashes white, red or green light depending on direction, occulting three times every 10 seconds.