Högbonden

Högbonden
Location Högbonden, east of Bönhamn, Ångermanland, Sweden
Coordinates
Year first constructed 1909
Year first lit 1909
Automated 1963
Deactivated Active
Foundation Concrete
Construction Concrete, iron
Tower shape cylindrical tower
Markings / pattern White
Height 14 m
Focal height 75 m
Original lens 2nd order Fresnel lens
Current lens Original lens still in use
Range 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl. (1) 10 s WRG
Admiralty number C5980
NGA number 10890

Högbonden is a Swedish island and lighthouse located in the World Heritage Site Höga kusten. From springtime in May through October a hostel is open to visitors in the old lightkeeper's house. In the summer season there is regular daily boat service from Bönhamn to Högbonden. The whole island is a nature reserve.

The lighthouse was built after complaints that there were no lighthouses between Lungö and Skagsudde. It is the second-highest placed lighthouse in Sweden (after Kullen Lighthouse), and also one of the most powerful, because it is still electrified and not turned into solar cell-power. As of February 2009 the tower is in bad condition and in need of repairs. It is owned by the Swedish Maritime Administration.

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