Norra Kyrkesund upper light

Norra Kyrkesund upper light is a lighthouse in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County. Norra Kyrkesund upper light is situated nearby to the hill Skräddarbergen, as well as near the marina Kyrkesunds Östra Hamn.

Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Tjörn Municipality, west coast, Sweden
Also known as: “Norra Kyrkesund övre”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nordic Watercolour Museum and Skärhamns kyrka.

Nordic Watercolour Museum

Museum

Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Nordic Watercolour Museum is a museum, artist workshop and research facility in Skärhamn on the island of Tjörn in Sweden, opened in 2000. The architects behind the museum, painted in the typical Swedish Falu red colour, are the Danes Niels Bruun and Henrik Corfitsen, who won the assignment after an international competition. Nordic Watercolour Museum is situated 3½ km south of Norra Kyrkesund upper light.

Skärhamns kyrka

Church

Photo: Kemitsv, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skärhamns kyrka is a church, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Norra Kyrkesund upper light.

Basteröds hällristningar

Archaeological site

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Basteröds hällristningar is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km northeast of Norra Kyrkesund upper light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mollösund and Kållekärr.

Mollösund

Village

Photo: Gärdhemmar’n, CC BY 2.5.

Mollösund is an old fishing village and a locality situated in Orust Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 236 inhabitants in 2010. It is located on the southwest tip of Orust Municipality in the outer archipelago of Sweden’s west coast. Mollösund is situated 7 km northwest of Norra Kyrkesund upper light.

Kållekärr

Village

Photo: Ingwik, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kållekärr is a locality situated in Tjörn Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, with 560 inhabitants in 2010. Kållekärr is situated 8 km east of Norra Kyrkesund upper light.