Kapelludden Lighthouse | |
Location: | Kapelludden Öland Sweden |
Coordinates: | 56.8195°N 16.8451°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1872 |
Construction: | cast iron tower |
Shape: | square pyramidal skeletal tower with observation room, balcony, lantern and central cylinder |
Marking: | red tower, grey lantern dome |
Height: | 32m (105feet) |
Focalheight: | 29.7m (97.4feet) |
Range: | [1] |
Characteristic: | LFI W 10s. |
Country: | Sweden |
Countrynumber: | SV-5498 |
Managingagent: | Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[2] |
Kapelludden Lighthouse, at Kapelludden on the east coast of the Swedish island of Öland, was built and lit in 1871. It is located in a wetland near the ruin of a 13th-century chapel, in Bredsättra socken, Borgholm Municipality.
The lighthouse is 32 meters high and was built by A.T. Gellerstedt.