Lighthouses of Norway: Bergen Area (Northern Hordaland)

The Kingdom of Norway (Norge in Norwegian) is one of the world's most maritime nations. The country is long and narrow with drowned valleys called fjords that bring the sea far inland in most regions. The mainland coast is estimated to be 2650 km (1650 mi) long and when all the islands and minor indentations are counted the total coastline approaches an astonishing 60,000 km (37,500 mi), long enough the go around the world one and a half times. With such a lengthy and rocky shore it's not surprising that Norway has a large number of lighthouses.

Norway is divided into counties (fylker) and the counties are divided into townships (kommuner). This page lists lighthouses of the northern portion of the former Hordaland County in southwestern Norway, including the major port of Bergen. On 1 January 2020 Hordaland and most of Sogn og Fjordane County were merged to form the new Vestland County.

In Norwegian a lighthouse is a fyrtårn (fire tower) or simply a fyr; a fyrlykt is a beacon and a lyktehus is a lantern. Øy is an island, holmen is an islet, skjær is a skerry (a tiny island or rocky reef), sund is a strait (often between an island and the mainland), bukt is a bay, nes is a headland, and havn is a harbor.

Aids to navigation in Norway are maintained by the Kystverket (Coast Directorate), an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. NF numbers are from the Norsk Fyrliste. Admiralty numbers are from volume B of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 115. In 2018 NGA dropped listings for many lights of the fjords.

General Sources
Online List of Lights - Norway North Sea
Photos by various photographers posted by Alexander Trabas. Many of the Bergen area photos were taken in the fall of 2011 by Michael Boucher or in the summer of 2012 by Arno Siering.
Norwegian Lighthouse Association
News and photos from the Association.
Lighthouse Pages from Anke and Jens - Norway
Excellent photos of more than 60 Norwegian lighthouses.
Norway's Fjorden and Lighthouses
Photos taken by Charles W. Bash on a 2010 cruise from Bergen to North Cape.
Norway Lighthouses
Photos posted to Flickr.com by Larry Myhre.
Lighthouses in Vestland
Photos available from Wikimedia.
Norwegische Leuchttürme auf historischen Postkarten
Historic postcard images posted by Klaus Huelse.
Liste over Norske Fyr
From Norwegian Wikipedia, a handy list of Norwegian light stations with their dates of establishment.
Norsk Fyrliste
Current edition of the Norwegian light list.
GPSNauticalCharts
Navigational chart information for Hordaland.
Navionics Charts
Navigational chart for Hordaland.


Hellisøy Light, Fedje, June 2021
Google Maps photo by Tommy Tusberg
Sund Lighthouses
Tekslo
1917. Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); flash every 5 s, white, red or green, depending on direction. 6 m (20 ft) square tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white; lantern roof is red. Myhre's photo is at right, Ove Engeseth has a 2018 photo, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on a skerry on the north side of the entrance to the Korsfjord, directly opposite the Marstein lighthouse. This is the route to Bergen for larger vessels, so there should be a view of the lighthouse from North Sea ferries bound for that city. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. NF-159400; Admiralty B3784; NGA 3528.
Toftøyosen
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 5.5 m (18 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 2 s on, 2 s off. 5 m (17 ft) concrete post with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof red. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on the west side of Toftøy, about 800 m (1/2 mi) north of Trælevika. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. NF-187500; Admiralty B4076; NGA 4004.
Austefjorden
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 9 m (30 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 1 s on, 1 s off. 4 m (13 ft) lantern on a stone base. Lantern painted white with a red roof. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on Selviksneset, a promontory on the west side of a branch of the Korsfjord on the east side of Toftøy. Site status unknown. NF-159800; Admiralty B3788; NGA 3540.
Lerøy (Lerøyna) (2?)
Date unknown (station established 1855). Active; focal plane 6.5 m (21 ft); white or red light, depending on direction, occulting twice every 8 s. 6 m (20 ft) lantern on a platform supported by four piles. Lantern painted white with a red roof, piles painted black. Trabas has Siering's photo and Google has a satellite view. The foundations of the original lighthouse are next to the modern light. Located on a skerry in the Lerøy sound, off the southwestern tip of that island. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. NF-160400; Admiralty B3798; NGA 3552.

Tekslo Light, Sund, August 2019
Flickr Creative Commons photo by Larry Myhre
Raunane (2)
1958 (station established 1891). Active; focal plane 13.5 m (45 ft); continuous green light. 9 m (30 ft) round cylindrical tower with double gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof red. There are foundations of the former keeper's cottage next to the lighthouse; the building was sold and relocated in 1958 but we do not know if it survives. Remi Westli's 232023 photo is at right, Trabas has Boucher's photo, Karstein Hordnes has a closeup street view, and Google has a satellite view. Wikimedia has a historic photo (ca. 1890s) of the original lighthouse; its foundations remain. Located on Flatøy, an island south of Flesland in the Raunefjord. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. NF-160500; Admiralty B3800; NGA 3560.
Rauneskjerane (1)
Date unknown. Relocated. 6 m (20 ft) lantern mounted on tripod piles. Lantern painted white with a red roof, piles painted black. Trabas has Boucher's photo. In 2019-20 the active light (focal plane 4.5 m (15 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 s) was relocated 80 m (262 ft) north; no photo of the relocated light is available. Google has a satellite view of the new location. Located on a reef in the lower Raunefjord. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Active light: NF-160600; Admiralty B3801; NGA 3564.

Bergen Lighthouses
Fleslandskjær
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 5.5 m (19 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting three times every 10 s. 5 m (17 ft) round rubblestone tower with lantern, gallery, and stone steps leading to the gallery. Lantern painted white with a red roof. Trabas has Boucher's photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on a skerry in the Raunefjord, just off Bergen's airport in Flesland. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. NF-160700; Admiralty B3804; NGA 3568.
Bogøy
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 s. 6.5 m (21 ft) post with lantern and gallery. No photo available but Google has a satellite view and a very distant street view across the fjord. Located on the east side of the entrance to Haakonsvern. Site open, tower closed. NF-161500; Admiralty B3805; NGA 3588.
Knappen
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 26.5 m (87 ft); red or green light, depending on direction, occulting twice every 8 s. 4 m (13 ft) lantern. No photo available but Google has a distant satellite view. Located atop a cliff on the east side of the Grimstadfjord. Site status unknown. NF-161600; Admiralty B3806; NGA 3580.

Raunane Light, Sund, August 2023
Google Maps photo by Remi Westli
Hestabakken
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 6 m (20 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 s. 7 m (23 ft) concrete post with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof red. No photo available but Google has a distant satellite view. Located on the east side of the Grimstadfjord opposite Mathopen. Site open, tower closed. NF-161700; Admiralty B3807; NGA 3584.
* Vatlestraumen
1882. Active; focal plane 4 m (13 ft); red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 s. 4 m (13 ft) octagonal lantern, painted white with a red roof, mounted on a stone pier at the foot of a 1-1/2 story keeper's house. House painted yellow above with a white foundation. Pieter Dekker's 2020 photo is at right, Jan Egil Kristiansen has a 2007 photo, Trabas has Ronald Wöhrn's photo, Wikimedia has a photo, and Google has a satellite view. There was originally a lantern mounted on the house, as seen in an 1890s photo from the National Archives. That light was discontinued in 1908 but replaced by the lantern at the foot of the house. The house has been privately owned for many years. Located on the point on the north side of the entrance to the Vatlestraumen sound from the Hjeltefjord. Site and tower closed and the light can only be seen from the fjord. Site manager: private. . NF-162200; Admiralty B3812; NGA 3600.
Vonflua
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 7.5 m (25 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 s. 12.5 m (41 ft) lantern mounted on tripod piles. Lantern painted white with a red roof, tripod painted black. Trabas has Siering's photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on a shoal in the middle of the Vatlestraumen off the north end of Bjorøyna. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. NF-162300; Admiralty B3814; NGA 3604.
Stongi (2)
Date unknown (station established 1919). Active; focal plane 5 m (17 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 s. 5 m (17 ft) fiberglass lantern and gallery on a tripod pilings. Gallery painted white, lantern roof red. Trabas has Siering's photo and Google has a shadowed satellite view. Soaring over the light is the Sotra suspension bridge (highway 555) connecting Bergen to Sotra. Located under the east end of the bridge. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. ARLHS NOR-414; NF-163000; Admiralty B3818; NGA 3608.
Skoltegrunnskaien (?)
1914. Inactive since 2012. White fiberglass lantern mounted on the roof of a warehouse-type building; access to the lantern is through a door in the side. Google has a 2020 street view and a satellite view. The lantern may have been removed; the active light is a small red light mounted at the end of the pier. Located on the Skoltegrunn quay in downtown Bergen. This is the quay where cruise ships dock and North Sea ferries arrive from Lerwick, Scotland, and Newcastle, England; it is part of the historic port area of downtown Bergen. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS NOR-413; ex-NF-164800; ex-Admiralty B3831; ex-NGA 3636.

Vatlestraumen Light, Bergen, June 2020
Google Maps photo by Pieter Dekker
* Klauvaneset
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting twice every 8 s. 8 m (26 ft) concrete post with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white with a red roof. Trabas has a photo by Günther Hess and Roald Alte Furre has a distant view, but the light is hidden under the Nordhordlandsbrua (North Hordland Bridge) in Google's satellite view. The Nordhordalandsbrua, a link in the E-39 highway, was completed in 1994; it crosses the Byfjord and links Meland and northern Hordaland to Bergen. Located under the southeast end of the bridge. Site open, tower closed. NF-166200; Admiralty B3839; NGA 3650.

Osterøy Lighthouses
#Kvitsteinhella (1)
Date unknown. Replaced in 2022 and since removed. This was a 6 m (20 ft) square tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof red. Wikimedia has Petr Šmerkl's photo and a second view, and Google has a satellite view and a distant street view across the fjord. The active light (focal plane 7 m (23 ft); red light, 1 s on, 1 s off) is on post. Located on the north side of the Sørfjord, at the southernmost point of Osterøy, and nearly under the Osterøybrua (Osterøy Bridge). Site status unknown. ex-NF-166900; ex-NGA 3660. Active light: NF-166912; Admiralty B3846.
#Stokkenes
Date unknown. Replaced in 2022. This was a 6 m (20 ft) square tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof red. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. The active light (focal plane 7 m (23 ft); red light, 2 s on, 2 s off) is on post. Located on the north side of the Sørfjord, at the southeasternmost point of Osterøy, marking a sharp bend in the fjord. Site status unknown. ex-NF-167000; ex-NGA 3664. Active light: NF-167014; Admiralty B3848.

Askøy Lighthouses
Hjelteskjær
Date unknown (station established 1904). Active; focal plane 6 m (20 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting twice every 8 s. 5 m (17 ft) fiberglass lantern and gallery on four straight pilings. Gallery painted white, lantern roof red. Trabas has Rainer Arndt's photo, Bernd Severin has a distant view, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the north side of the entrance to the Byfjord, which leads to Bergen, about 1200 m (3/4 mi) north of the Stongi light. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. ARLHS NOR-402; NF-163100; Admiralty B3820; NGA 3616.
Hauglandsosen
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 s. 6 m (20 ft) concrete post light with fiberglass lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white; lantern roof is red. Trabas has a distant photo and Google has a satellite view. Located below the end of Kvithovdveien on the southwest coast of Askøy, facing the arm of the Hjeltefjord called Hauglandsosen. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. ARLHS NOR-400; NF-184300; Admiralty B4053; NGA 3940.

Meland Lighthouses
Skjeljanger Ringholmen (1?)
Date unknown. Inactive since 2022 and possibly removed. This was a 6 m (20 ft) square tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern roof painted red. Trabas has Siering's photo, Hartmut Sandvoss has a 2014 closeup and a view from the fjord, and Google has a satellite view. The light was moved to a post 120 m (400 ft) to the east (focal plane 7 m (23 ft); quick-flashing red light). Note: There is another Ringholmen Light in Fitjar (see below). Located on the northern tip of a small island about 600 m (0.4 mi) south of Skjeljanger. Site open, tower closed. ex-NF-180500; ex-Admiralty B4026; NGA 3868. Active light: NF-180022; Admiralty B4025.5.
#Storskjer (1)
Date unknown. Inactive since 2022 and since removed. This was an 8.5 m (28 ft) square wood tower with lantern and gallery, supported by four piles. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof red, piles black. Trabas has Siering's photo and Hartmut Sandvoss has a distant view, but the light is not seen in Google's satellite view. The light is now on a post (focal plane 8 m (26 ft); green light, 2 s on, 2 s off).Located on a skerry on the east side of the channel about 1 km (0.6 mi) northwest of Skjeljanger. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ex-NF-180700; Admiralty B4032; NGA 3876. Active light: NF-180225.
* Skjeljanger (2)
1961 (station established 1853). Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white or red light, depending on direction, occulting three times every 10 s. 6.5 m (21 ft) concrete post with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof red. Trabas has Siering's photo (also seen at right) and Google has a satellite view. Foundation ruins of the original lighthouse, demolished in 1983, are near the current light. Google also has a satellite view of the original boathouse, now maintained by the Holsnøy Kystlag, a local coastal organization. Located on a promontory on the east side of the Hjeltefjord about 1.2 km (3/4 mi) northwest of Skjeljanger. Site status unknown, but the lighthouse can probably be seen from nearby. NF-180800; Admiralty B4034; NGA 3880.

Skjeljanger Light, Meland, June 2012
photo copyright Arno Siering; used by permission
Flesi
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 s. 13 m (43 ft) 5-pile ("pentapod") tower with lantern and gallery. Lantern and gallery painted white, lantern roof red, piles black. Trabas has Siering's photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on a reef in the northern entrance to the Hjeltefjord. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. NF-186500; Admiralty B4052.5; NGA 3918.

Fjell Lighthouses
Midtholmen (Nordre Brattholmen)
Date unknown (station established 1890). Active; focal plane 23 m (79 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 s. 4 m (13 ft) octagonal fiberglass lantern mounted on a stone base. Lantern colored white with a red roof. Trabas has Rainer Arndt's closeup photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on an island off the north side of Lille Sotra island, about 1600 m (1 mi) north of Foldnes. Site status unknown. Site and tower closed. ARLHS NOR-410; NF-185000; Admiralty B4056; NGA 3920.
#Revskolten (Røverskolten)
1906. Inactive since 2012 and subsequently removed. This was a lantern and gallery mounted a tripod piles. Lantern painted white with a red roof, piles painted black. No photo available and Google's satellite view no longer shows the light. The light is now on a post (focal plane 7 m (23 ft); quick-flashing red light). The bulk carrier Rocknes wrecked near the light in 2004 with the loss of 18 lives. Located in the Grimstadfjorden off the northern tip of Bjørøy, about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) northwest of the Bergen airport. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. ex-NF-162100; ex-Admiralty B3810; ex-NGA 3596. Active light: NF-162034; Admiralty B3811.5.
Tjørnøyna (Tjørnøy)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 19 m (62 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting three times every 12 s. 12 m (39 ft) concrete post with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white; lantern roof is red. Marcin Ulanski has a distant view, Jorgen Magnus also has a view, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a skerry off the west coast of Sotra. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. NF-188500; Admiralty B4086; NGA 4000.

Øygarden Lighthouses
Svelgen
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 1 s on, 1 s off. 4 m (13 ft) lantern mounted on a stone base. Lantern painted white with a red roof. Roald Atle Furre has a photo and Google has a satellite view and a very distant street view. Located on the southern tip of Toftøy, the southernmost island of Øygarden. Site status unknown. NF-190700; Admiralty B4094.6; NGA 4028.
#Jona (Gjona) (1)
1902. Replaced. The original lighthouse, a 6 m (20 ft) square pyramidal tower with lantern and gallery, has been replaced by a round fiberglass lantern (focal plane 12.5 m (40 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting three times every 10). Lantern colored white with a red roof. Trabas has Arndt's closeup and Google has a satellite view. Located on a small island in the Hjeltefjord about 6 km (3.5 mi) southeast of Tjeldsø. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. ARLHS NOR-404. Active light: NF-185500; Admiralty B4060; NGA 3948.
Stureholmen
1904. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting twice every 8 s. 5 m (17 ft) lantern and gallery, painted white with a red roof, mounted on a short stone tower. Access to the light is by a stone stairway. Trabas has Arndt's closeup and Google has a satellite view. Located on a small island in the Hjeltefjord about 2 km (1.2 mi) northeast of Tjeldstø. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. NF-186000; Admiralty B4064; NGA 3972.
Ådneset (Brurholmen)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 5.5 m (18 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 s. 4.5 m (15 ft) lantern and gallery mounted directly on a round stone base. Part of a 2020 Google sea view is at right, Olaf Kühn contributed a 2010 photo, Trabas has Arndt's closeup and Google has a satellite view. Located on a north-facing promontory about 5 km (3 mi) north of Tjeldstø. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. NF-186100; Admiralty B4066; NGA 3976.
Geitingen
1913. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 3 s on, 3 s off. 6 m (20 ft) octagonal lantern and gallery mounted on four straight piles. Lantern painted white with a red roof. John Magnus Steffensen has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on a skerry in the North Sea about 3 km (2 mi) west of Tjeldstø. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. NF-195000; Admiralty B4106; NGA 4116.

Ådneset (Brurholmen) Light, Øygarden, February 2020
Google Maps photo by Nordvei com
[Nautnes (Range Front)]
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 10.5 m (34 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 s. 3 m (10 ft) lantern painted white with a red roof. Roald Atle Furre has a photo and a second photo and Google has a satellite view. Located in Nautnes, a village near the northern end of Tjeldstø. Site and tower closed. NF-196100; Admiralty B4114; NGA 4124.
Nautnes Range Rear (?)
Date unknown. Inactive since 2022 and possibly removed. 6 m (20 ft) square skeletal tower with wood siding, lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof red. Roald Atle Furre has a photo and Google has an August 2023 street view but the lighthouse is no longer seen in Google's satellite view. The light was redundant after the front light became a sector light. Formerly located 190 m (625 ft) east southeast of the front light. Site surrounded by private property. ex-NF-196000; ex-Admiralty B4114.1; NGA 4128.
* Svellingen
1908. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 1 s on, 1 s off. 5 m (17 ft) square skeletal tower with wood siding, lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof red. Svein-Magne Tunli has a photo and and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory of Svellingen Island at the entrance to the harbor of Hellesøy, near the northern end of Alvøy. Site open, tower closed. NF-197600; Admiralty B4122; NGA 4136.

Fedje Lighthouses
Grisholmsundet
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 6.5 m (21 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 1 s on, 1 s off. 6.5 m (21 ft) concrete post with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof red. Trabas has Boucher's photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on the southeastern point of Grisholmen, an island on the north side of Fedje harbor. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. NF-201100; Admiralty B4154; NGA 4208.
Hovden (Fedje) (2)
Date unknown (station established 1906). Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 s. 6 m (20 ft) hexaonal fiberglass tower with lantern colored white with two black horizontal bands; lantern roof is red. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. The earlier light was a square tower with octagonal lantern and gallery. One of Boucher's photos is at right and Trabas has Siering's photo. Located on the northeastern point of the island of Fedje, an island in the mouth of the Hjeltefjord, about 1.5 km (1 mi) east of the waterfront of the town of Fedje. There does not appear to be road access, but it is probably possible to walk to the light from the town. Site open, and it looks like anyone could climb the ladder to the gallery. ARLHS NOR-076; NF-200100; Admiralty B4136; NGA 4184.
Fedje Fyr
Hovden Light, Fedje, September 2011
photo copyright Michael Boucher; used by permission
Hellisøy
1855. Active; focal plane 46 m (151 ft); continuous white light with a more intense flash every 30 s. 32 m (105 ft) round cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, painted red with two narrow white horizontal bands. 3rd order Fresnel lens (1903) in use. The principal keeper's house, assistant keeper's house, engine house, and boathouse are also preserved. Tommy Tusberg's photo is at the top of this page, Jon Hoem has a closeup, Ola Moen has a 2023 photo if the station, Rick Payne has a 2009 photo, Trabas has Rainer Arndt's photo, Norwegian Wikipedia has an article with several photos, and Google has a satellite view. This tower, Norway's second-oldest cast iron lighthouse, is essentially a copy of the Eigerøy lighthouse built a year earlier on the southwest coast. Automated in 1992, the lighthouse is now managed by Fedje Kommune. The principal keeper's house is available for overnight accommodations, and guided tours of the station and lighthouse can be arranged. Located on a small island just off the coast of Fedje. Fedje is accessible by ferry from Sævrøy. Accessible only by boat; there are views from the mainland of Fedje. Site open, tower open to paying guests and guided tours. Site manager: Hellisøy Fyr . ARLHS NOR-022; NF-200000; Admiralty B4134; NGA 4176.
Holmengrå
1892. Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 3 s on, 3 s off. 10 m (33 ft) square cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a small 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white; lantern roof is red. Hanne Lygren's photo is at right, Marc Thomassen has a photo, Trabas has a distant photo by Ronald Wöhrn, a closeup photo of the station is available, Wikipedia has a view from the sea, and Google has a distant satellite view. The keeper's house was formerly available for overnight accommodations but has been closed since 2012. Located on a small island in the open Atlantic off the mouth of the Fensfjord, about 5 km (3 mi) northwest of Fedje. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Site manager: Kystverket. . ARLHS NOR-123; NF-201500; Admiralty B4156; NGA 4212.

Holmengrå Light, Fedje, August 2019
Google Maps photo by Hanne Lygren

Austrheim Lighthouses
Sandholmen
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 s. 6 m (23 ft) square wood tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof red. Trabas has Boucher's photo (also seen at right) and Google has a satellite view. Located on a small island in the Lurefjord off the east coast of Njøta. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. NF-176500; Admiralty B3970; ex-NGA 3788.
Vardholmen
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 5 m (17 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 1 s on, 1 s off. 4 m (13 ft) lantern on a stone base. Lantern painted white with a red roof. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a small island off the west coast of Fosnøy. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. NF-202500; Admiralty B4172; NGA 4224.
Senoksen
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 2 s on, 2 s off. 7 m (23 ft) lantern and gallery mounted on a stone cairn. Trabas has Siering's photo, a 2022 view from the sea is available, Odd Roar Aalborg has a distant drone view, and Google has a satellite view. Anke and Jens list this light as Fedjefjorden; NGA misspells the name as Senuksen. Located on a small island west of Sværøyna. Accessible only by boat, but there should be a view from ferries between Sværøyna and Fedje. Site open, tower closed. NF-206000; Admiralty B4228; NGA 4260.
Teistholmen
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 8.5 m (28 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 1s on, 1 s off. 6 m (20 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery. Lantern painted white with a red roof. Trabas has Siering's photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on a skerry about 1.5 km (1 mi) east of the Vetegjøgraskjæret light (next entry). Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. NF-207200; Admiralty B4234; NGA 4272.
Vetegjøgraskjæret
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 3 s on, 3 s off. 8 m (26 ft) square wood tower with lantern and gallery, supported by four piles. Lighthouse painted white, lantern roof red, piles black. Trabas has Siering's photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on a skerry marking the east side of the entrance to the Fedjefjord. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. NF-207800; Admiralty B4236; NGA 4276.
Sandholmen Fyr
Sandholmen Light, Austrheim, September 2011
photo copyright Michael Boucher; used by permission
Grimeskjæret
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); flash every 5 s, white, red or green, depending on direction. 14 m (46 ft) concrete post with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white; lantern roof painted red. Trabas has Siering's closeup photo, Bash has a photo (also seen at right), Hartmut Sandvoss has a 2014 photo, and Google has an indistinct satellite view. Located on a skerry in the entrance to the Fensfjord, close to the former border between Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane Counties. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. NF-207801; Admiralty B4237; NGA 4280.
Terneskjæret
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 6 m (20 ft); white, red or green light, depending on direction, 2 s on, 2 s off. 6 m (20 ft) lantern and gallery on a platform supported by four piles. Lantern painted white with a red roof. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a skerry in the Fensfjord about 8 km (5 mi) west of Mongstad. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. NF-213000; Admiralty B4260; NGA 4384.

Information available on lost lighthouses:

  • Bergen Molofyr (1867-1917), Bergen. A page (in Norwegian) has the history of this station. The lighthouse was demolished and replaced by the Skoltegrunnskaien light (see above).
  • Nordnes (1839-1867), Bergen. No photos or drawings of the lighthouse are known. There is no longer a light at this location.

Grimeskjær Light, Austrheim, October 2010
Flickr Creative Commons photo by Charles W. Bash

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Posted June 19, 2006. Checked and revised July 7, 2024. Lighthouses: 44. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.