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Daymark Runde lighthouse


Foto: Frode Pilskog
Daymark. Was originally a 27 m tall cast iron tower, at the time among the tallest lighthouses in the country. The light was lit on monday october 18th 1858 in a 1. order Fresnel lense. The upper part of the tower was dismantled and re-erected as Sklinna lighthouse in 1910. The lantern was moved in connection with the building of a concrete lighthouse in 1935. Further sections of the tower were dismantled, but an 8 m tall section was retained as a daymark.



Daymark Runde lighthouse


Foto: Frode Pilskog
Daymark. Was originally a 27 m tall cast iron tower, at the time among the tallest lighthouses in the country. The light was lit on monday october 18th 1858 in a 1. order Fresnel lense. The upper part of the tower was dismantled and re-erected as Sklinna lighthouse in 1910. The lantern was moved in connection with the building of a concrete lighthouse in 1935. During World War II further sections of the tower were dismantled. An 8 m tall section was retained as a daymark.

Daymark Runde lighthouse


Foto: Frode Pilskog
Daymark. Was originally a 27 m tall cast iron tower, at the time among the tallest lighthouses in the country. The light was lit on monday october 18th 1858 in a 1. order Fresnel lense. The upper part of the tower was dismantled and re-erected as Sklinna lighthouse in 1910. The lantern was moved in connection with the building of a concrete lighthouse in 1935. Further sections of the tower were dismantled, but an 8 m tall section was retained as a daymark.

Daymark Runde lighthouse


Foto: Frode Pilskog
Daymark. Was originally a 27 m tall cast iron tower, at the time among the tallest lighthouses in the country. The light was lit on monday october 18th 1858 in a 1. order Fresnel lense. The upper part of the tower was dismantled and re-erected as Sklinna lighthouse in 1910. The lantern was moved in connection with the building of a concrete lighthouse in 1935. Further sections of the tower were dismantled, but an 8 m tall section was retained as a daymark.