The lighthouse tower is 23 metres high, and, when the lighthouse was
built, it was 200 metres inland; and there were no large dunes around
it. With time the sea moved in closer, and, simultaneously, the wind
blew large amounts of sand up from the cliff. The sand piled up in
front of and around the lighthouse. It filled the well and ruined the
kitchen gardens.
To suppress the sand pine grates were set in
and lyme grass and helmet was planted in the dune. The only result was
that the dune just grew larger. The more that was planted, the more
the dune grew. At last the sand was so high that at times it was
impossible to see the light from the sea. On August 1. 1968 the
struggle was given up and the lighthouse was lit for the last time.
Via www.rubjergknude.dk
Chancing landscape - dynes are growing: the lighthouse and the seasons.
In 1980 the Sand Drift Museum opened, and the lighthouse now was the
frame for Vendsyssel Historical Museum’s exhibit on sand and sand
drift. In 1992 the fight against the sand drift was given up. The dune
continued to migrate toward the north east and slowly buried the
buildings, and the Sand Drift Museum was closed in 2002.
More: rubjergknude.dk
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