Svartklubben Explained

Location:East of Singö
Åland Sea
Sweden
Coordinates:60.1744°N 18.825°W
Yearbuilt:1820
Automated:1961
Construction:stone tower
Shape:massive cylindrical tower with gallery and lantern
Marking:white tower with a black band on the top
Height:12m (39feet)
Focalheight:19.5m (64feet)
Lens:open fire (original), 4th order Fresnel lens (1899)
Characteristic:LFl (2) WRG 15s.
Country:Sweden
Countrynumber:SV-2228
Managingagent:Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[1]

Svartklubben is a Swedish lighthouse located on a small island east of the island Singö in the province of Uppland.

This massive lighthouse was constructed to carry a coal fire. In 1842 it was updated with a colza oil lamp and in 1849 parabolic mirrors were installed. In 1875 it was updated with a kerosene lamp, and in 1899 the current lens and lantern were installed. It got a gas mantle light in 1935, and was finally electrified and automated in 1961. The keeper's house is now sold as a private residence, but the Swedish Maritime Administration still owns and maintains the lighthouse.

The lighthouse has been a listed building in Sweden since 1935.

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  1. 2016-04-07.