Hellisøy Lighthouse

Hellisøy Lighthouse
Hellisøy fyr
Location	Hellisøy, Fedje, Norway
Coordinates	60°45′08″N 4°42′39″E / 60.752139°N 4.710722°E
Tower
Constructed	1855
Construction	granite (foundation), cast iron (tower)
Automated	1992
Height	32.3 m (106 ft)
Shape	cylinder
Markings	red , stripe (2, white)
Heritage	cultural property
Racon	O
Light
Focal height	46.5 m (153 ft)
Lens	third order Fresnel lens
Intensity	960,000 candela
Range	18.8 nmi (34.8 km; 21.6 mi)
Characteristic	FFl W 30s

Hellisøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Hellisøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in Fedje municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lighthouse lies on the small island of Hellisøy, just off the southwest coast of the larger island of Fedje.^[1]

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]