- Hjelm
- 1856. Active; focal plane 61 m (200 ft); white, red or
green light, depending on direction, 4 s on, 4 s off. 18 m (59 ft) round
brick tower with lantern and gallery, attached by covered passageways to
two 1-1/2 story brick keeper's houses. Lighthouse painted white, lantern
dome red. A photo from a Google street view is at right, Anke and Jens have a page with distant views, Huelse
has a closeup photo and
a historic postcard
view,
Marinas.com has aerial photos,
and Google has a satellite
view. Hjelm is an uninhabited island in the southwestern Kattegat about 5 km (3
mi) southeast of Elsegårde and 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Ebeltoft.
The word hjelm means helmet, referring to the shape of the island.
Located at the highest point of the island. Accessible only by boat. Site
status unknown. ARLHS DEN-070; DFL-1900; Admiralty C0262; NGA 2208.
- ** Fyrskib 21 Skagens Rev
- 1911 (Rasmus Møllers Værft, Fåborg). Decommissioned
1988. 33.6 m (110 ft) wood lightship; the light was displayed from a lantern
atop the mainmast. Hull painted a deep red with a white horizontal band;
deckhouse and mast painted white, lantern deep red. Myhre has a 2007 photo, Anna Jenšíková has several photos, and Google has a 2009 street view. Before World War II the ship served mostly on the Horns Rev
station off Esbjerg in the North Sea. From 1945 to 1969 it was stationed off Læso, and its last
station was at Skagens Rev off the end of the Skagen spit. It was the last Danish lightship withdrawn from
its station, on 12 December 1988. In 2006 the ship was moored at Ebeltoft
and placed in service as a café. More recently the café has closed and ship has been moved across the harbor basin. Sebastian Gerber has a 2015 street view and Google has a satellite view. Endangered: when Heather Craven and Ian Yarde visited in August 2018 the ship appeared to be in poor condition. In 2020 the foundation managing the frigate Jylland placed the lightship on sale, saying that they did not have funds to maintain it properly. Moored
on the Ebeltoft waterfront. Site open; ship
probably open but we need details. Owner/site manager: Fregatten
Jylland. ARLHS DEN-009.
- * Ebeltoft Vig
- 1921 (?) (station established 1883). Active; focal plane 13 m (43
ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting
once every 5 s. 6 m (20 ft) square wood tower; the lights are displayed
through a square window. Trabas has a photo by
Klaus Kern,
Huelse also has a photo, and Google has a satellite view.
Tower painted white with one narrow red horizontal band; the roof
is gray. Located on a low hill off Sænkningen in Lyngsbæk Strand, at the north
end of Ebeltoft Vig (bay) about 7 km (4.5 mi) west of Ebeltoft. Site
open, tower closed. ARLHS DEN-005; DFL-2060; Admiralty C0772; NGA 2220.
- *** Sletterhage (2)
- 1894 (station established 1872). Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white, red or green light,
depending on direction, 7.5 s on, 2.5 s off. 16 m (52 ft) round
cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story
keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white, lantern white with red
horizontal bands. Nils Jepsen's photo is at the top of this page, Anke and Jens have a page with photos, Huelse has a
good closeup photo and
a historic postcard
view,
Trabas has a photo by
Klaus Kern, Marinas.com has aerial
photos, and Google has a satellite
view and a street view through trees.
The original lighthouse, a wood tower, was built by the city of Århus. In 2009 a preservation group Sletterhage Fyrs Venner was formed to work for preservation of the lighthouse and to open it to the public. The lighthouse marks the end of the Helgenæs peninsula about
20 km (13 mi) east of Århus. (The word hage means "hook.")
Located on the point of the cape in Slettervang. Site open, tower open weekends and holidays April through October. Site manager: Sletterhage Fyrs Venner (Sletterhagefyr). ARLHS DEN-043; DFL-2090; Admiralty C0786; NGA 2252.
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Hjelm Light, Hjelm, September 2018
Google Maps street view
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