Location | Högbonden, east of Bönhamn, Ångermanland, Sweden |
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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.