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Runde Lighthouse

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Year first lit
  
1935 (current)

Height
  
14 m

Focal height
  
50 m

Construction
  
Masonry

Intensity
  
200,200 cd

Opened
  
1767

Automated
  
2002

Material
  
Masonry

Runde Lighthouse

Location
  
Herøy, Møre og Romsdal Norway

Year first constructed
  
1767 (first) 1826 (second) 1858 (third)

Tower shape
  
square tower with balcony and lantern

Markings / pattern
  
white tower, red lantern

Similar
  
Grasøyane Lighthouse, Storholmen Lighthouse, Hogsteinen fyr, Stavnes Lighthouse, Haugsholmen Lighthouse

Runde Lighthouse (Norwegian: Runde fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located on the island Runde in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It was first lit in 1767. The lighthouse was automated in 2002; the residential buildings were vacated and have since been used as a self-service tourist station.

Map of Runde, 6096 Runde, Norway

References

Runde Lighthouse Wikipedia