- * [Rundesund (Rundøysund,
Sæviksten)]
- 1910. Active; focal plane 25 m (82 ft); white, red or green light, depending
on direction, occulting three times every 10 s. 3 m (10 ft) octagonal lantern, painted
white with a red roof. Trabas has Siering's photo, Köhler has a photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located at the northern tip of the island of Remøya, beside
the south end of the Rundebrua, the bridge from Remøya to Runde. Site
open, tower closed. ARLHS NOR-412; NF-326200; Admiralty L0726; NGA 6012.
- ** Runde
(Rundøy) (4)
- 1935 (station established 1767). Active; focal plane 50 m (164 ft); white,
red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 s. 14 m (46 ft) 2-story square masonry tower with lantern and gallery. Building
painted white, lantern red. 1st order Fresnel lens is in use. Lisbeth Enger's 2023 photo is at right, Wikimedia has Chell Hill's 2012 photo, Anka and Jens have a page for the lighthouse, Wikipedia has a view from the sea and an article in Norwegian, another view from the sea is available, Trabas has Siering's view, Daniel Knutsen has a street view, and Google has a satellite view of the station. This is one of the best preserved lighthouse stations in Norway, with practically all of its original buildings intact. The original lighthouse was replaced in 1826. A cast
iron tower was installed in 1858; the base of that tower remains and the rest of it was relocated to the Sklinna lighthouse in Nord-Trondelag. Automated in 2002, the station now has overnight accommodations for groups of up to 20 hikers, in tours arranged by the Ålesund-Sunnmøre
Tourist Association. The northernmost of the pictureseque islands in the Herøy
municipality, Runde (Rundøy)
is accessible from the mainland by a series of bridges. Located on the northwestern
tip of the island, accessible by a hiking trail. Site open, tower open to
guided tours. Site manager: DNT Sunnmøre.
. ARLHS NOR-050; NF-327000; Admiralty L0722; NGA 6024.
- Langenes
- Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); two flashes every 5 s, white, red or green depending on direction. 4.5 m (15 ft) octagonal lantern on a square stone base. Lantern painted white with a red roof. Trabas has Siering's photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on a sharp promontory at the northeastern tip of Rundøy. Accessible only by boat. Site
open, tower closed. NF-327400; Admiralty L0718; NGA 6032.
- Torvikholmen
- Date unknown. Active; focal plane 6.5 m (21 ft); white,
red or green light, depending on direction, 1 s on, 1 s off. 6 m (20 ft) square pyramidal stone tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted
white; lantern roof painted red. Trabas has Ronald Wöhrn's closeup photo, Bash has a photo, and Google has a satellite view and a very distant street view. Located on a skerry marking a reef in the channel east of Leinøy. Accessible only by boat. Site
open, tower closed. NF-315400; Admiralty L0692; ex-NGA 5848.
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Runde Light, Herøy, May 2023
Google Maps photo by Lisbeth Enger |