Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden

Lighthouse

52°27′42.6″N 4°34′28.6″E / 52.461833°N 4.574611°E / 52.461833; 4.574611TowerConstructed1878Constructioncast iron towerHeight24 metres (79 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingsred brown tower and dome lantern, white lanternHeritageRijksmonument

LightFirst lit1879Focal height31 metres (102 ft)Intensitywhite: 23,000 cd
red: 5,500 cdRangewhite: 16 nautical miles (30 km)
red: 13 nautical miles (24 km)CharacteristicF WRNetherlands no.NL-1330^[1]

The Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden ("low lighthouse of IJmuiden") is a round, cast-iron lighthouse in IJmuiden, Netherlands, designed by Quirinus Harder. It was built in 1878 by D.A. Schretlen & Co, a company in Leiden and activated the following year. In 1909, the top three sections were moved to Vlieland where they serve as a separate lighthouse. In 1966 the lighthouse was moved slightly.

Together with the Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden, the 24-metre high lighthouse forms a pair of leading lights marking the IJgeul (the entrance on the North Sea to the North Sea Canal). The lighthouse now has five storeys and 88 steps; it is unmanned and not open for visitors. Since 1981 it is a Rijksmonument.