The lighthouse on Bovbjerg Cliff is a landmark of the west coast of
Jutland. Sailors are unlikely to mistake it for the whitewashed churches
in Ferring and Trans as the red lighthouse is 41 metres above sea
level.
Dating from 1877, the 26-metres tall lighthouse was the first in
Denmark to have adjoining quarters for the keeper in a three-winged
horse-shoe shape. Initially, people were wary of building lighthouses
because they thought they may lure passing ships too close to land.
Bovbjerg Lighthouse was the first of a network of lighthouses between
Hanstholm and Esbjerg, and the risk of shipwrecks declined further when
steamers and later motor ships became common.
Via www.kulturarv.dk
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