Djursten
Djursten is a Swedish lighthouse located at Västerbyn on the west side of the island of Gräsö in the northern Roslagens archipelago. The nearest community is Öregrund.
 Djursten Lighthouse, August 2006 | |
| Location | Gräsö Östhammar Municipality Uppsala County Sweden |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 60.368994°N 18.401187°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1767 (first) |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Automated | 1962  |
| Height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Shape | massive cylinder tower with octagonal prism observation room, balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower with black horizontal band |
| Power source | rapeseed oil, kerosene, electricity, mains electricity |
| Operator | Swedish Maritime Administration[1] |
| Heritage | governmental listed building complex, governmental listed building |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1839 (current) |
| Focal height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Lens | 6th order molded drum lens of acrylic glass |
| Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | LFl WRG 9s. |
| Sweden no. | SV-2152 |
History
The location has had a lighthouse since 1767. The first lighthouse built to guide sailors from Öregrund was a stone tower topped by a charcoal fire in an iron pot. In 1809 the ship Bellona ran hard aground outside Djursten.[2]
The lighthouse was replaced by a new tower built in 1839, which still stands on the site. The current lighthouse was at first equipped with an oil lamp and parabolic mirrors that focused the light. In the 1870s a kerosene lamp was installed. The lighthouse became a state monument in 1935. In 1945 the lighthouse was finally electrified. It was occupied until the 1960s.[2]
Status
Today Djursten holds a small modern light visible for 11 nautical miles mounted outside the original lighthouse lantern.[2]
Gallery
Lighthouse from the south
Lighthouse from the north
References
Citations
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Southern Bothnia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- Djursten: Svenska Fyrsällskapet.
Sources
- "Djursten" (PDF). Svenska Fyrsällskapet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
External links
- Sjofartsverket Archived 2016-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
- The Swedish Lighthouse Society