Högby lighthouse, Coastal lighthouse in Löttorp, Sweden.
Högby lighthouse is a coastal beacon in Löttorp on the island of Öland. The white cylindrical tower reaches 23 meters high and features a lantern chamber at the top.
The lighthouse and the keeper's house beside it were built in 1898 to designs by architect Johan Höjer. Both were declared a state building monument on 14 December 1978. The iron tower had already been shown at the Stockholm Exhibition of 1897 before it was erected on the point.
The name Högby comes from the nearby village on northern Öland. The keeper's house, privately owned since 1976, now belongs to an artist who keeps a studio and showroom there, so the former staff residence is used for art rather than maritime duties.
The tower stands on a narrow peninsula about three kilometres east of Löttorp on northern Öland. The lighthouse itself is not open to visitors, and the keeper's house has been privately owned since 1976, so the site is viewed from the surrounding ground. The Swedish Maritime Administration owns and operates the light.
The iron tower was shown at the Stockholm Exposition in 1897 before being moved to the Högby peninsula. Its original third-order Fresnel lens, turned by a clockwork weight mechanism, has been replaced by an AGA lens, and the light now runs on a 60 watt bulb.
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