Sandhammaren
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| Location | East of Ystad, Sweden |
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| Coordinates | 55°23′12″N 14°11′35″E / 55.3867°N 14.1931°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1862 |
| Foundation | Iron |
| Construction | Iron |
| Automated | 1976 |
| Height | 29 m |
| Shape | Conical skeletal iron tower |
| Markings | Red paint on tower |
| Power source | rapeseed oil, kerosene, electricity  |
| Heritage | governmental listed building complex, governmental listed building |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1862 |
| Deactivated | Active |
| Focal height | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Lens | second order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi)* |
| Characteristic | Fl. (1) 5 s |
Sandhammaren is a Swedish lighthouse, and the name of both a beach and a point east of Ystad in Scania. At first two identical lighthouses were constructed, because it was a risk to mistake this lighthouse with the one on Ertholmene. The flame first ran on colza oil. Later on (1891), one of the lighthouses was put out of service and moved to Pite-Rönnskär in Norrland, at the same time the lamp was transformed to a paraffin lamp. The lighthouse was electrified in 1942.
The Swedish Maritime Administration owns and runs the lighthouse.
References
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Halland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 9 September 2008.