Moholmen Lighthouse

Moholmen Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on a small island in the Vestfjorden about southwest of the village of Kabelvåg and about straight west of the Skrova Lighthouse.

History

Moholmen Lighthouse was originally built in 1914. The original tower was moved to the island of Tranøy in Hamarøy Municipality in 1936. A new tower was built at Moholmen, and that tower was automated in 1974. The current tower is tall, and at the top there is a white, red or green light, occulting twice every 8 seconds. The 54,900-candela light can be seen for up to. The white tower is cast iron and built in a square pyramidal shape.