![]() Skagen Lighthouse | |
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Location | Grenen, Frederikshavn Municipality, Denmark |
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Coordinates | 57°44′08″N 10°37′49″E / 57.735550°N 10.630144°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1747 (first) |
Construction | brick tower |
Height | 46 m (151 ft) |
Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | unpainted tower, grey metallic lantern |
Heritage | monument on Kulturstyrelsen register ![]() |
Racon | G ![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1858 (current) |
Focal height | 44 m (144 ft) |
Range | 20 nmi (37 km) |
Characteristic | Fl W 4s |
Denmark no. | DFL-0330[1] |
Skagen Lighthouse (Danish: Skagen Fyr), also known as Skagen's Grey Lighthouse (Det Grå Fyr), is an active lighthouse four kilometres (2+1⁄2 miles) northeast of Skagen in the far north of Jutland, Denmark. Designed by architect Niels Sigfred Nebelong, it was brought into operation on 1 November 1858.[2]