Lighthouse of the Week, April 24-30, 2022: Tungenes Lighthouse, Norway

 

Weirdly enough, for some reason I conjured up the name "Stavanger".  I knew I had heard it before, and did a quick map locator, and found it in Norway, near the coast.  Not surprising at all.  So I searched to see if there were lighthouses nearby, and there were.  And this one was one of the more interesting ones.

It's no longer a working lighthouse, but it still has a 4th-order Fresnel lens.  Figure that out.

Web site: Tungenes Lighthouse

Information from the Web site:

"The lighthouse was established in 1828 and closed in 1984. The lighthouse master's house is from 1938, his assistant's house from 1957-58. There is an annex, machinery shed and boathouse. Tungenes Lighthouse is protected and restored to its 1930s appearance.

The lighthouse now serves as a fine arts and cultural centre. Concerts with both Norwegian and international artists are regularly arranged here. The café serves good coffee food with a view on the purchase, and on the second floor above the café is the Oskar Sørreime collection. There is also a lighthouse museum and maritime museum on site."

And now from the Lighthouse Directory:

"1828. Inactive since 1984. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) square cylindrical tower rising from the seaward side of a 1-1/2 story keeper's house. 4th order Fresnel lens mounted in the lantern. Lighthouse painted white; lantern roof is red. Other station buildings include a 2-story principal keeper's house (1938) and a 1-1/2 story assistant keeper's house (1958).

The lighthouse was deactivated in favor of the Bragen light (next entry) offshore. The station has been fully restored to its 1930s appearance; it serves as a fine arts center and lighthouse and maritime museum. One of the buildings houses a café.

The lighthouse marked the cape at the south side of the entrance to Stavanger harbor. Located at the end of the Tungenesveien on the west side of Randaberg."  (If you click on that link, you'll see a broader scale view to put its location in Scandinavian context.)

Below are the pictures; it's fairly well-photographed.