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Location | Sør-Trøndelag, Norway |
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Year first constructed | 1880 |
Automated | 1987 |
Tower shape | Octagonal |
Markings / pattern | Red building |
Height | 20.6 metres (68 ft) |
Focal height | 17.5 metres (57 ft) |
Intensity | 14,400 candela |
Range | 9.9 nmi (18.3 km; 11.4 mi) |
Characteristic | Oc WRG 6S |
The Kjeungskær lighthouse (Norwegian: Kjeungskær fyr) is a lighthouse in the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on a tiny island at the mouth of the Bjugnfjorden about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) west of the village of Uthaug and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village of Nes in Bjugn.
It was built in 1880 and automated in 1987. Prior to being automated, the operators lived on the lower floors of the building.
The lighthouse is lit from July 21st until May 16th every year. It is not lit during the late spring and early summer due to the midnight sun. The red lighthouse is an octagonal-shaped building that is 20.6 metres (68 ft) tall.[1][2]