Vuurduin

53°17′45″N 5°03′30″E / 53.29583°N 5.05833°E / 53.29583; 5.05833TowerConstructed1836 (first)Constructioncast iron towerHeight16.8 metres (55 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingsred tower and dome, white lanternHeritageRijksmonument LightFirst lit1909 (current)Focal height54 metres (177 ft)Intensity1,000,000 cdRange20 nautical miles (37 km)CharacteristicISO phase light, 4 secNetherlands no.NL-2066^[1]

Vuurduin is a lighthouse on the Dutch island Vlieland. The tower is the top part of the former front light of the leading lights in IJmuiden, designed by Quirinus Harder.

The lighthouse was placed on Vlieland in 1909, on top of one of the Vuurboetsduin, one of the highest sand dunes (at 45 metres) in the Netherlands. A lookout tower was built next to the lighthouse in 1929. In 1986, the cupola was renovated. While a lighthouse keeper still attends, the lighthouse is fully automated.

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