Opened 1855 Automated 1992 | Foundation granite basement Height 32 m Focal height 46 m Year first constructed 1855 | |
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Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern red tower with 2 white bands, red lantern Similar Holmengrå Lighthouse, Slåtterøy Lighthouse, Marstein Lighthouse, Eigerøy Lighthouse, Geitungen Lighthouse | ||
Hellisøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Hellisøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in Fedje municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The lighthouse lies on the small island of Hellisøy, just off the southwest coast of the larger island of Fedje.
History
This tower was built in 1855, making it Norway's second-oldest cast iron lighthouse. It is essentially a copy of the Eigerøy Lighthouse built a year earlier on the southwest coast. The lighthouse was automated in 1992.
The lighthouse emits a continuous white light with a more intense flash every 30 seconds. The light sits at an elevation of about 46 metres (151 ft) above sea level. The 32-metre (105 ft) tall round cast iron tower is painted red with two narrow white horizontal bands. There is a 3rd order Fresnel lens in the lighthouse that has been in use since 1903. The lens puts out a light with an intensity of 960,000 candela which can be seen for up to 18.8 nautical miles (34.8 km; 21.6 mi).