Keyword "watchtower"

Kihnu Tuletorn

Kihnu lighthouse situates on the most southern tip of Pitkänä nose. Lighthouse was brought here in 1864 from England dismounted in pieces and was mounted back on the place. It is one of the four cast iron towers that are extant on our shores. Tower is white, conical shaped and equipped with lamp locker and balcony. The height...

Kiipsaare tuletorn

The Kiipsaare “retired” lighthouse is located on the NW Coast of Saaremaa Island on the Harilaid peninsula. The first pyramid shaped beacon was built on northern side of the same peninsula during World War I. A new reinforced concrete lighthouse was erected in 1933, built by the construction company Maximilian Arronet & Otto...

Kivisaare Stables

Aegviidu is the heart of Kõrvemaa. Its face was curved during the glacial epoch by the pluful forces of nature. Here are hills covered with forests, beautiful little lakes, hillocs and ridges, shady paths and small streams purling in the meadows. Noble pines and firs strech out to the sky. Forests full of bilberries and...

Kõpu Lighthouse

Kõpu lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse in the Baltic countries and, undoubtedly, the most famous tourist attraction on Hiiumaa. It is believed to be the third oldest continually operating lighthouse in the world. The lighthouse was built at the request of the Hanseatic Merchants League in the 15th century, in order to...

Kõrveküla Holiday Centre

Kõrveküla Holiday Centre with sauna is located in rural setting amidst forests in Lääne-Viru county in Estonia. It is 65km from Tallinn, 10km from Aegviidu and 60km from Rakvere. The property borders with Põhja-Kõrvemaa landscape reserve. The big flat land with many bogs gains variety from small drumlins, eskers, tip...

Laidunina Tuletorn

The construction of the Tahkuna lighthouse started in 1873. The unusual chequered appearance comes from the cast-iron plate construction of the lighthouse, designed by a British engineer Alexander Gordon. The prefabri- cated parts of the lighthouse were manufactured in France and assembled on site at Tahkuna. Completed in...

Letipea Tuletorn

From 1993 to 1995 the light was not worked. In 1995 the automated system which worked at solar and wind energy was installed, it worked at a lamp EMN-500. The characters of light were not changed. In 2007 the device of light circular sector of a LED lamp E 8274 was updated. Color light sectors were cleaned. On the cape...

Loode tuletorn

Lighthouse Loode is located on island Saaremaa, on the southwest coast of the peninsula Sõrve and helps to be guided. In 1953 construction of 15 meter lighthouse was complete, below it was painted in white, from above in red. The lamp of lighthouse is located on the height 19 m over the sea, visibility 6 miles, light...

Marilaiu ülemine tuletorn

The lighthouse is located in 4 km to the southwest from the island Vormsi. In 1885 on east coast was constructed lighthouse in height of 4 m (58 ° 58,2 'N, 23 ° 05,2' E) which worked at oil lamps, later on the petrol. White and red light which were variable (40 times a minute) was visible in sector to the southeast from 23...

Mehikoorma Lighthouse

The lighthouse Mehikoorma is located in the southern part of the lake Pepsiyarv, settling down on the western coast of the lake to Lyammiyarva. In 1906 it was mentioned in need to differentiate coastal lowlands in Mekhikorm by sector of fire. Since The First World War there are some data on finding of the main lighthouse...

Mohni tuletorn

The initial wooden lighthouse dating from 1806 on the island of Mohni was replaced by a 20m brick structure in 1852. Only a few years had passed, when the severe deterioration of the fabric made clear that the low quality bricks could not handle the harsh Nordic weather. In 1871 additional 7m were added to the lighthouse and...

Naissaare tuletorn

In 1788, wooden beacons were erected on the northern and southern extremities of the Naissaar Island. The decaying northern lighthouse was replaced by a 38m round limestone structure in 1849. Although the tower was damaged and the outbuildings burned down during the Crimean War, the lighthouse was quickly fixed and put to...

Narva-Jõesuu Tuetornid

Norrby alumine tuletorn

Lighthouses Norrby are on the northeast coast of the island Vormsi at distance of 950 m from each other. In 1916 were established wooden lighthouses. Height of the bottom lighthouse was 14 m and of the top lighthouse was 29 m. Lamps was established on the lighthouses in 1923. In 1925 on the light of bottom lighthouse was (59°...

Norrby ülemine tuletorn

Lighthouses Norrby are on the northeast coast of the island Vormsi at distance of 950 m from each other. In 1916 were established wooden lighthouses. Height of the bottom lighthouse was 14 m and of the top lighthouse was 29 m. Lamps was established on the lighthouses in 1923. In 1925 on the light of bottom lighthouse was (59°...