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Skagen's White Lighthouse (Danish: Det Hvide Fyr i Skagen) is a historic lighthouse just north of the town of Skagen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. It was operational from 1747 to 1858 when it was replaced by Skagen Lighthouse.[1][2]

Skagen’s White Lighthouse
Det Hvide Fyr i Skagen

Skagen's White Lighthouse from 1747
Location	Skagen, Frederikshavn Municipality, Denmark
Coordinates	57.729057°N 10.606825°E / 57.729057; 10.606825
Tower
Constructed	1747
Construction	brick tower
Height	21 metres (69 ft)
Shape	octagonal prism with balcony, lantern removed
Markings	white tower, black balcony
Heritage	monument on Kulturstyrelsen register
Light
Deactivated	1858
Focal height	31 m (102 ft)
Range	17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) (white), 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) (red)
Characteristic	Fl(3) WR 10s

History

Designed by Philip de Lange, it was the first lighthouse in Denmark to be built of brick. The octagonal tower, initially in raw red brick, was whitewashed at the beginning of the 19th century. With a height of 21 m (69 ft), it is located at the junction of Fyrvej and Batterivej. The lighthouse was originally coal fired, the coal being hauled up through an internal shaft. In 1835, rapeseed oil replaced the coal and the lighthouse was fitted with a parabolic mirror. In 1858, the White Lighthouse was replaced by the Grey Lighthouse which was located 2 km further north on Skagen Odde. From 1871, the White Lighthouse was used as a signaling station to warn sailors of ice or of missing lightships.[1][2]

Exhibition venue

The White Lighthouse is now used as a venue for exhibitions. It can be booked from Frederikshavn Municipality.[3]

See also

• Skagen's Vippefyr
• List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Denmark

References

Literature

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Skagen Fyr (1747).

• Lønstrup, Jørn; Nielsen, Ingrid; Egnsmuseum, Skagen By- og (1997). Skagen - fyr og flamme: Det hvide Fyr og dets forgængere (in Danish). Skagen By- og Egnsmuseum. ISBN 978-87-88940-10-7.

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