Hellisøy Lighthouse

Hellisøy Lighthouse
	View of the lighthouse
Location	Hordaland, Norway
Coordinates	60°45′08″N 4°42′39″E / 60.752139°N 4.710722°E
Tower
Constructed	1855
Foundation	granite basement
Construction	cast iron tower
Automated	1992
Height	32.3 metres (106 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	red tower with 2 white bands, red lantern
Operator	Hellisøy Fyrvokterbolig
Heritage	cultural property
Racon	O
Light
Focal height	46.5 metres (153 ft)
Lens	3rd order Fresnel lens
Intensity	960,000 candela
Range	18.8 nmi (34.8 km; 21.6 mi)
Characteristic	F Fl W 30s
Norway no.	NF-2000

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).^[2]^[3]