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The original lighthouse was built in 1844. The 29-metre (95 ft) tall, round, brick tower was white, with a small red stripe around it and a red top. The lighthouse tower was replaced in 1914 with a new tower located a short distance away from the old tower. The old tower was torn down after the
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Torungen Lighthouse, although it is no longer in use. The site of the Store Torungen Lighthouse is accessible only by boat. The island and site is open to the public, the
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The present lighthouse was constructed in 1914 to replace an earlier tower from 1844. The 34.3-metre (113 ft) tall tower is white with a red stripe midway up the tower. The round tower is made of
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