Svyatonossky lighthouse, Lighthouse on Cape Svyatoy Nos, Russia.

Svyatonossky lighthouse stands on the northern tip of Cape Svyatoy Nos on the Kola Peninsula's northeastern coast, by the Lopskoye Stanovishche bay. Its wooden tower rises from an octagonal base into a truncated octagonal pyramid 22 m tall, topped by a gallery and lantern; the light sits 94 m above sea level. The tower is yellow, as the first 1860s lighthouse was.

A wooden octagonal tower was erected at the cape in 1862, replacing an unlit structure from 1828; the merchant Ivan Toropov supplied its parts from Solombala. In 1871 a three-pound signal gun became Russia's first sound signal at a lighthouse, and in 1872 a hand-compressed pneumatic nautofon followed, audible 3–4 nautical miles in fog. The tower was rebuilt for a Fresnel lens in 1890, and electric lighting arrived in the late 1930s.

The lighthouse was consecrated in 1864, and Tsar Alexander II's 1875 decree set the rules for its keepers, who had to know meteorology and basic medicine. Keeper Bagrentsev lost his sight but kept the post with his wife's help until his son took over. The last keeper, Mikhail Gorbunov, served 36 years until automation in 2002.

The lighthouse stands on the northern tip of Cape Svyatoy Nos, reached overland from the Kola Peninsula; the crew of seven lives on site, so keep a respectful distance from the service buildings. Winter brings scurvy-era isolation and severe weather, so bring warm layers and allow spare days for delays. The light flashes white twice every 15 seconds and is visible about 22 nautical miles out.

In 1871 a three-pound signal gun was brought to the site and became Russia's first sound-signalling device at a lighthouse; a pneumatic nautofon with a hand compressor followed in 1872, audible 3–4 nautical miles in fog. Keeper Bagrencev lost his sight in the early 20th century yet kept the light running with his wife's help.