SOMETHING
IS ALWAYS
HAPPENING
AT THE
SOUTH CAPE
OF NORWAY
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The Lighthouse station
LINDESNES LIGHTHOUSE
• Established 1656
• Lighthouse-lens of the first order, 1854
• Cast iron tower from 1915, 16.1 meters high.
• Height of light 50.1 meters above sea level.
• Reach of light-beam 20 nautical miles in clear weather (37 km).
• Light characteristics:
Steady, white light with blink
every 20 seconds.
The Lighthouse station
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Mountain hall
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The Lighthouse keeper’s cottage
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The attendant’s cottage
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The lighthouse
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The Coal brazier
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On the 27th of February 1656 Norway’s first
lighthouse was lit at Lindesnes. It consisted
of 30 tallow candles burning atop a three
storey tower. This was not a good solution,
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The museum shop
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The baker’s oven – Fyrgryta
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Other lighthouse experiences
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and after constant complaints from the
The name “Lindesnes” is derived from Old Norse
and means “where the land sinks into the sea”. The waters
around the southernmost point of Norway are also known
as the “Spit of suffering”: Where two oceans meet
and currents and wind rule over life and death.
mariners the lighthouse was shut down
after a few months. It took till 1725 for
the lighthouse to be re-established.
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The Lighthouse station.
The Lighthouse station.
BERGEN
OSLO
STAVANGER
KRAGERØ
SANDNES
RISØR
BRYNE
The cast iron tower at Lindesnes, at 16,1
TVEDESTRAND
ARENDAL
metres, is not particularly high, but even so,
EGERSUND
FLEKKEFJORD
GRIMSTAD
KRISTIANSAND
LILLESAND
LYNGDAL
FARSUND
MANDAL
LINDESNES
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The seaway between the countries connected
the height of the light is 50.1 metres above
by the North- and Baltic Sea has been one of
sea level and it can be seen for 20 nautical
the most important trade routes in Northern
miles (37 km) in clear weather. The lens is one
Europe since the Middle Ages. With Skagens
of the largest known, a so called first order
Odde on the northern point of Denmark,
lens of French manufacture. Under extreme
Lindesnes was the most important landfall
conditions the sea can wash over both the
for navigation in and out of Skagerrak.
engine house and the tower.
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The Mountain Hall
The Mountain Hall
The visitor centre inside the mountain was
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constructed due to Lindesnes lighthouse
The museum-café serves lighthouse
being awarded the status of “tusenårssted”
coffee, homemade cakes and simple sand-
(Millenium site) by the county of Vest-Agder.
wiches. You can also visit our Lighthouse
Here you’ll find an exhibition room, a film-
Cinema showing our maritime film program
and concert venue, a café and toilets.
continually during opening hours.
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T h e l i g h t h o u s e k e e p e r ’s c o t t a g e - U t h u s e t
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T h e l i g h t h o u s e k e e p e r ’s c o t t a g e - U t h u s e t
Lindesnes lighthouse is protected as a site
The lighthouse keeper’s house is today in
of cultural heritage. All buildings, plant and
use as the administrational building for the
outside areas are listed. Today the station
museum, but in the cellar you will find an
appears, in large parts, as it once did before
exhibition on the history of the lighthouse.
modernisation started at the beginning of
The outbuilding functioned in earlier days
the 1900s, when three families inhabited
as barn, workshop and hayloft. Today it is
the lighthouse.
used for temporary exhibitions.
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T h e a t t e n d a n t ’s c o t t a g e
T h e a t t e n d a n t ’s c o t t a g e
Previously, two lighthouse attendants with
their families lived in the attendant’s cottage.
Today, one half is the staff rooms for our
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two lighthouse keepers working on a 14-day
The other half of the building is converted
rotation. In addition to maintenance work and
into a holiday cottage where you can stay
their role as communicators, the lighthouse
and take part in lighthouse life year round.
keepers still make daily weather observations
Visit our website:
for the Institute of Meteorology.
www.lindesnesfyr.no/fyrferie
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The lighthouse - The Machine House
The lighthouse - The Machine House
This foghorn is one of the largest of its kind,
a so called diaphone, using 1600 litres of
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The cast iron tower at Lindesnes was erected
air per second to produce its characteristic
in 1915. Here, the light is still shining through
trumpet blasts. The foghorn at Lindesnes
the French lens which arrived at the light-
is no longer in service, but once a year you
house in 1854. In 1920 the lighthouse got
still have the opportunity to experience it.
a new, powerful foghorn and a separate
The last Sunday of July every year is “The
machine house was built to accommodate
day of the foghorn” which is the largest event
it, its compressors and a powersupply.
in the calendar at Lindesnes lighthouse.
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The Coal Brazier - The Gun Emplacement
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The Coal Brazier - The Gun Emplacement
The first lighthouse at Lindesnes was lit only
There are also many traces of German
by 30 tallow candles. Later on, coal was fired
building activity dating back to the Second
in an open iron brazier to make light. In 1822
World War visible in the lighthouse area,
the brazier was moved into a closed light-
with building foundations, trenches, gun
house which you can still see the remnants
emplacements and rooms blasted out of
of. Also the lens assembly was installed
the mountain. Parts of the complex are now
here in 1854, until the new tower was
accessible to the public and are sometimes
finished in 1915.
used for, among other things, exhibitions.
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The museum shop
The museum shop
THE MUSEUM SHOP
Connected to the museum
shop are the ticket sales,
tourist information and toilets.
The shop holds a tempting
array of quality products
and a large selection of
maritime literature. Here
you will also find the
mini-gallery “iBaugen”.
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MATMINNER
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T h e b a k e r ’s o v e n - F y r g r y t a
T h e b a k e r ’s o v e n - F y r g r y t a
Fyrgryta, our café, serves food and drinks
from local suppliers: Jentan på Båly and
Lindesnes Brygghus. Enjoy the view and
the exhibition “The World of lighthouses
Our very own lighthouse bread is baked in a
– Lighthouses of the world”.
wood fired oven. The dough is made using
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sea water and flavoured with dried seaweed.
Fyrgryta is open every day during the
It’s baked both for our own use and for sale.
high season.
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Other lighthouse experiences
Other lighthouse experiences
FREE GUIDE on your mobile
FYRVENNKORT
LISTEN TO TALES
OF THE LIGHTHOUSE
Det skjer ALLTID noe på Lindesnes fyr...
By the lighthouse keeper’s cottage you
can receive free information via your
smartphone.
•
Listen to lighthouse keeper, Rolf,
talk about the foghorn!
•
Hear about old Mølbach
– our very own lighthouse ghost!
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Listen to the female lighthouse
attendant, Marjorie Laurie, talk
about working at the lighthouse
in the 1700s.
coastlight.net
This is how you go about it:
Search for available
Laterna
Guide
Wi-Fi networks
•
I og like utenfor fyrtårnet, kan du nå få en guidet tur gratis via
din mobiltelefon.
•
Log on to LaternaGuide
• Hør fyrvokter Rolf snakke om tåkeluren!
gamle Mølbach som går igjen!
•• Hør omStart
your web browser
• Ta del av Marjorie Laurie´s fortelling om hvordan et fyr skal
drives ...and
ja i hvert fall
på 1700-tallet.
type
http://laguide.no
Les, lytt og klikk deg frem!
into the address field.
Hvordan? Hvis du har en smarttelefon, nettbrett eller laptop
logger du deg på nettverket gratis!
This
a free
local pånetwork.
• Søk etter is
tilgjengelige
trådløse wi-fi-nettverk
din telefon,
nettbrett eller laptop.
The
web address also works
• Logg deg på ”laternaguide” og start din nettleser.
• Skrivthe
laternaguide
i adressfeltet hvis du ikke automatisk
on
internet.
kommer til en side hvor du velger språk. Deretter er det bare å
klikke seg frem.
Lydopplevelsen blir best dersom du bruker hodetelefoner!
Mobilguiden laternaguide er gratis. Det er ikke Internett og du
trenger ikke passord.
betyr at et gratis trådløst informasjonsnettsted finnes på plassen
delfinansiert av
lindesnesfyr.no
Now you can experience the
There is free Wi-Fi available in the lighthouse
coast on your PC, tablet or
family and become a friend of the lighthouse.
area and by the lighthouse keeper’s cottage
mobile phone. Navigate the
Then you can come and go as you please
you can log on to the network Laternaguide
map and see film, images
during opening hours.
Lindesnes. Start your web browser and type
and text on coastlight.net
Buy an annual pass for yourself or your
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laguide.no in the adress field.
Han Herred Havbåde
LINDESNES LIGHTHOUSE
VEST-AGDER
FYLKESKOMMUNE
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Worth knowing
Other lighthouse experiences
Tungenes fyr,
Jærmuseet
Dalsfjord fyrmuseum,
Sunnmøre Museum
Practical information
WELCOME
- The Lindesnes lighthouse is a protected site of cultural heritage.
- Help us keep the area nice and tidy.
- The lighthouse station is manned on a continual basis.
- Visitors are requested not to touch any technical equipment.
- It is not allowed to remove flowers or plants from the area.
BE CAREFUL
- Sea and wind can come in powerful gusts around the headland.
- Children visiting the area should be accompanied by an adult.
- All movement in the area is at your own risk.
Lindesnes lighthouse museum is a part
of the Norwegian Coastal Administration’s
KYSTVERKMUSEA
Lofotmuseet,
Museum Nord
Lindesnes fyrmuseum,
Lindesnes fyr
departmental museum, Kystverksmusea.
Together with three other museums;
Museum Nord-Lofotmuseet, Sunnmøre
Museum-Dalsfjord lighthouse museum and
Jærmuseet-Tungenes lighthouse, Lindesnes
DOGS
- Dogs should always be kept on a lead in the station’s area,
and must not be taken into the buildings.
- Show consideration, and use a plastic bag.
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lighthouse museum will communicate the
history of lighthouses, marking, pilot service
and harbour development along the coast.
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PHOTO EXHIBITION
ATTENDANT’S
LIGHTHOUSE
KEEPER’S COTTAGE
COTTAGE
HOLIDAY
COTTAGE
OLD COALFIRED
LIGHTHOUSE
Photo: Rolf Dybvik
LIGHTHOUSE
FOGHORN
EXHIBITION
OFFICES
HARBOUR
GUN EMPLACEMENTS
COMPASS
UTHUSET
TRENCHES
trik.no
CAFÉ - EXHIBITION - FILM
MOUNTAIN HALL
LINDESNES FYR, Lindesnesveien 1139, 4521 Lindesnes
Telephone: +47 38 25 54 20
PARKING
MUSEUM SHOP
INFO BUILDING
TOILETS
Keeper: +47 902 07 810
E-mail: [email protected]
www.lindesnesfyr.no
THE BAKER’S OVEN
FYRGRYTA
Lindesnes lighthouse
– the living lighthouse station…