Kiipsaare Lighthouse

Kiipsaare Lighthouse is located on the tip of the Harilaid peninsula on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia, in the territory of Vilsandi National Park.

Kiipsaare Lighthouse
The lighthouse in 2013
Estonia
LocationSaaremaa
Estonia
Coordinates58°29′45″N 21°50′28″E
Year first constructed1879 (first)
Year first lit1933 (second)
Deactivated1933 (first)
1992 (second)
Foundationconcrete
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite and black horizontal bands
Tower height25 feet (7.6 m)
Focal height85 feet (26 m)
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 4s.
Admiralty numberC3716
ARLHS numberEST-077
Estonia numberEVA 921[1]

The lighthouse was built from reinforced concrete in 1933. Its purpose was to warn mariners on the Baltic Sea about the dangers in the vicinity of the peninsula and to be of assistance in taking bearings. At that time the 25-metre-high (82 ft) lighthouse was 150 metres (490 ft) inland, but due to erosion it is now more than 50 metres (160 ft) offshore.[2] A lack of supporting ground has caused the lighthouse to lean.[3]

Kiipsaare Lighthouse at sunset (2013)

While in 1988 the waterline was still 11 metres (36 ft) from the lighthouse, by the early 1990s the sea had already reached the lighthouse and it started to incline. Because of this the generator was removed in 1992 and Kiipsaare Lighthouse remained in the records as a daymark until 2009.[4]

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  2. Pranzini, E.; Williams, A.T. (2013). Coastal Erosion and Protection in Europe. Routledge. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-84971-339-9. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  3. Eesti Loodus, Kiipsaare rannad ja tuletorn Archived 8 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, K. Orviku, H. Tõnisson 2009. 5: 6–13.
  4. "Eesti Post, Stamps, Kiipsaare Lighthouse". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.


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