Grip Lighthouse
The Grip Lighthouse is located in the Grip archipelago in the municipality of Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lighthouse was built between 1885 and 1888 on the high islet of Bratthårskollen, north of Gripholmen.Descruption
The tall lighthouse is a red cast iron tower on a white granite stonemasonry base. This is the second tallest lighthouse tower in Norway. The lighthouse's range is, and the white, red, or green light, depending on direction, is occulting every eight seconds.
The islet is barren rock with just the lighthouse tower, a concrete boathouse, and two wharves. The lighthouse keepers lived inside the lighthouse tower. A radio beacon was operated between 1947 and 1986, which was replaced with a frequency-agile racon signalling "G" with a range of 4 nm. The lighthouse was electrified in 1932, and is unmanned since it was automated in 1977. In 2000, it became protected as a cultural heritage site. The pilot station was shut down in 1969.
