Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse is an abandoned lighthouse located on the
coast of the North Sea in Rubjerg, in northern Denmark. The light in
Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse was lit for the first time the 27. December
1900. The lighthouse was built on the coastal slope’s highest point 60
meters above sea level and a good 200 meters inland.
The
lighthouse tower is 23 meters high, and when it was built there were no
large dunes around it. But with time the sea moved in closer and the
wind blew large amounts of sand up from the cliff. The sand piled up in
front of and around the lighthouse, 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, but the efforts went
vain as the sand dune continued to grow. 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.
Since then the lighthouse has become a popular
visitor attraction on the Jutland coast. For a number of years, the
buildings were used as a museum and coffee shop, but continually
shifting sands caused them to be abandoned as well in 2002. It’s
predicted that the lighthouse will fall into the sea in 15 to 20 years
time.
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