Construction cast iron tower Height 32 m Year first constructed 1872 | Focal height 29.7 metres (97 ft) Opened 1872 | |
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Location Kapelludden
Öland
Sweden Tower shape square pyramidal skeletal tower with observation room, balcony, lantern and central cylinder Markings / pattern red tower, grey lantern dome Range 12.5 nautical miles (23 km; 14 mi) Address Kläppingevägen 99, 387 95 Köpingsvik, Sweden Architect Albert Theodor Gellerstedt Similar Bredsättra Church, Högby Lighthouse, Egby Church, Böda Church, Högby Church - Öland |
The lighthouse at Kapelludden, on the east coast of the Swedish island of Öland, was built and lit in 1871. It is located in a wetland near the ruin of a 13th-century chapel, in Bredsättra socken, Borgholm Municipality.
The lighthouse is 32 meters high and was built by A.T. Gellerstedt.
References
Kapelludden lighthouse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA