Lighthouse of the Week, May 13-19, 2018: Högbonden, Höga kusten, Sweden

This is the fourth time I've featured a lighthouse from Sweden, and this one is both picturesquely situated and located in a World Heritage Site named Höga kusten.  So before I give the background on the lighthouse, and the pictures, I will give a little background about Höga kusten.

Höga kusten is Swedish for High Coast.  The reason it's interesting (to geologists) is that it's an area where the ground has risen about 290 meters or so since the continental glaciers melted.   I learned that from the Wikipedia article about it.

Now, Wikipedia is one thing, but I think it is more interesting to go directly to the Swedish Web site dedicated to it.   (Alternatively, there's this one.)

So, Höga kusten is a very interesting place, and Högbonden is an island with a lighthouse there. (Click here to find out where it is.)

So now, here are some things to know about the lighthouse.

"1909. Active; focal plane 75 m (246 ft); four white flashes every 12 s. 14 m (46 ft) round cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 2-story wood keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white; the upper story of the house is painted red and the lower story white.

This is Sweden's second highest light. The 2nd order Fresnel lens (1845), formerly one of the most powerful lights of the Gulf of Bothnia, was transferred here from Ölands Södra Udde (see the Öland page). It was retired in 2010 but remains mounted in the tower."

And it's not just a lighthouse; it's spectacular.  (And it's even on a stamp.)