The Lighthouses of Northwestern Sweden

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This page shows the documentation of the Lighthouses of Northwest Sweden.  You can always click on the photo of the light to go to a specific (larger resolution) copy.  Each lighthouse name is linked to (in our editorial opinion) the best reference site for that light.

I would like to include directions on how to get to these lights.  If you know such data, could you eMail me and I'll post it here (with your choice of attribution.)

This list was built based on the list maintained by the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. [w8]  My thanks to them for providing this basis for understanding.

Västra Götalands Län (continued)

SW 325 Tarneskar Ovre Tärneskär Övre
ARLHS (SWE 463)

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

SW 325F Tärneskär (Front Range)
ARLHS (SWE 462)

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

Tarneskaer Front Range
SW 326 Morlanda Morlanda
ARLHS (SWE 456)

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

SW 327 Flatö
ARLHS# (SWE 449)

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

Flato
SW 328 Groto Skafto Grøtø Skaftø
ARLHS# (SWE 159)

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

SW 329 Gåven
ARLHS# (SWE 150)

Located on a small island in the Skaggerak about 6 km west of Lysekil.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

Gaven
SW 330 Flatholmen Flatholmen
ARLHS# (SWE 137) 

Located on the eastern end of a rocky island just off the harbor of Lysekil.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

SW 331 Stångholmen
ARLHS# (SWE 365)

Located on an island just off the western tip of the peninsula of Lysekil.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

Stangholmen
SW 332 Slaggabaden Släggabåden
ARLHS# (SWE 471) 

Located a short distance offshore at the western entrance to Lysekil harbor.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

SW 333 Brandslærsflak
ARLHS# (SWE 105)

Located on a shoal in the Skagerrak about 5 km southeast of Sotenäs and 6 km west of Lysekil.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

Brandslaersflak
SW 334 Gulskaren Gulskären
ARLHS# (SWE 431)

Located on Sodra Gulskar, a skerry about 1.5 miles NW of Lysekil.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

SW 335 Hængdyn
ARLHS# (SWE 179)

Located in the water about 1.5 km south of Skalhamn.

Haengdyn
SW 336 Dynabrott Dynabrott
ARLHS# (SWE 119)

This light and the Brandskärflak Fyr (above, 3 lights) are located within a few hundred meters of each other, marking ends of the same shoal. Located on a shoal in the Skagerrak about 5 km southeast of Sotenäs and 6 km west of Lysekil.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

SW 337 Fisketangen Tan (front range)
ARLHS # (SWE 466)

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

Fisketangen
SW 338 Blæckhall
ARLHS # (SWE 096)
Located on the tip of a rocky promontory on the west side of Skalhamn.
SW 339 Svensholmen
ARLHS# (SWE 387)

Located at the northwestern tip of Lilla Kornö, about 2.5 km west of Skalhamn.

Svensholmen
SW 340 Lindholmen Common Lindholmen Mellersta Range Common Front
ARLHS# (SWE 264)

About 1.2 miles SW of of Skalhamn, northern Bohuslän.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

SW 341 Lindholmen Östra ARLHS# (SWE 469)
SW 342 Lindholmen Västra
ARLHS# (SWE 470)
Located on a rocky island about 2 km southwest of Skalhamn.   This is the center light in the photo above.
SW 344 Hallo Hållö
ARLHS # (SWE 173)

The original stone tower had a cast iron upper portion added in 1868. Located on an island about ½ mile south of Smögen, Skagerrak. This island is within the Hållöarkipelagen Naturreservat nature preserve.

You can buy this photo from marinas.com

SW 345 Kafra ARLHS # (SWE 467)
SW 346 Fistetagen Tinnholmen East side of Brofjord, west coast of Sweden.
ARLHS # (SWE 466)
SW 347 Lindholmen Fiskebäcksvik Range Rear
ARLHS # (SWE 468)

The light is the rear light of a range that guides vessels northbound into the Brofjord.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

Fiskebacksvik
SW 348 Pengeskärsbådan ARLHS # (SWE 460)
SW 349 Gravarna Nedre ARLHS # (SWE 450)
SW 350 Gravarna Övre
ARLHS # (SWE 451)
Located on the south side of Sotenäs, where it guides vessels into the port.
SW 351 Kolebådan
ARLHS # (SWE 454)
The Swedish Fyr association has a photo.
SW 352 Stretudden Front Range Stretudden Range Front
ARLHS # (SWE 472)

The range guides vessels into a protected harbor of the Brofjord west of Skalhamn. Located about 1.5 km north of Skalhamn.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

SW 353 Stretudden Range Rear
ARLHS # (SWE 473)

Located about 1.7 km northeast of the front light (above).

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

Stretudden Rear Range
SW 354 Skarvsatt North Head Skarvsätt North Head
ARLHS # (SWE 461)

Located at the western point of island of Smögen, Skagerrak.  The dwelling here was replaced in 1937 by a storm shelter.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

SW 355 Väjern
ARLHS # (SWE 475)
According to legend, pirates used the light to make vessels go on the rocks.
SW 356 Mjolskaer Mjølskær
ARLHS # (SWE 280)

This light is located on a rock about 2 miles NW of Sotenäs, Skagerrak.  It replaced the old Klövskär Lighthouse.

Photo courtesy Thriol [Flickr]

SW 357 Väderöbod
ARLHS # (SWE 409)

On an island about 9 miles WSW of Fjällbacka, Skagerrak.

Photo courtesy Reidar Gullman [vaderobod]

Vaderobod
SW 358 Vaederobod II Væderøbod (old)
ARLHS # (SWE 408)

The present lighthouse replaced a cast iron skeletal lighthouse with central cylinder.  This picture was taken (by Kurt Jansson, Grebbestad) only six months before the light was replaced in January 1965. This light was scrapped in 1969.

Photo courtesy Reidar Gullman [vaderobod]

SW 359 Långholmen Range Front ARLHS # (SWE 444)
SW 360 Skålholmen ARLHS # (SWE 344)
SW 361 Sotens Svartskær
ARLHS # (SWE 361)

While located on a rock west of Hamburgö, Skagerrak, we are told the grounds are open to the public.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

Sotens Svartskaer
SW 362 Sandviksholmen Sandviksholmen
ARLHS # (SWE 336)

A white concrete tower located at the entrance to Hamburgsund on the west coast of Sweden.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

SW 363 Stångeskær
ARLHS # (SWE 364)
Located on a small island off SW tip of island of Pinnö, Skagerrak.  The Swedish Fyr Association has a photo of both the new and the old building.
SW 364 Væcker (Tjurpannen)
ARLHS # (SWE 407)

Located on a skerry in the Skagerrak about 3 km SSW of Havstenssund.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

Vaecker
SW 365 Ramskær
ARLHS # (SWE 316)
Located about 2 miles west of Havstenssund, Skagerrak.
SW 366 Ursholmen Ursholmen Nord
ARLHS # (SWE 403)

On an island about 1.8 miles SW of Syd Koster.

SW 367 Ursholmen Syd
ARLHS # (SWE 404)

There is a distant view from Syd Koster.

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SW 368 Strömstad (Killingsholmen)

On island (Nord-Långö) at entrance to harbor at Strömstad.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

Stromstad
SW 369 Nordkoster On the Island of Nord Koster, Skagerrak, SW coast of Sweden are a pair of inactive lighthouses recently restored.
SW 370 Sneholm
ARLHS # (SWE 357)

This light is off the east coast of Syd Koster island.

Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist]

 
Sneholm
SW 371 Ekenæs (Lake Vanern) ARLHS # (SWE 122)
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