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The Hogsteinen

The Hogsteinen fyr is a lighthouse on the island Godøy on the west coast of Norway in the municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal.

The beacon consists of a white brick tower at the end of a long pier stone. The 11m high brick lighthouse was built in 1857 decommissioned and replaced with a cast-iron lighthouse.

The white lighthouse is still an important landmark in the busy channel between Godøy and Ålesund.

Bricks are a rarely used building material in Norway. Therefore, the Hogsteinen was placed fyr conservation.

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Uploaded on September 8, 2016
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