Sea mark at Husby

The sea mark at Husby Klit is a beautiful lighthouse 7 kilometers north of Søndervig, which was erected in 1884 and protected in 1997.

Historic landmarks along the North Sea

The seamarks or beacons along the west coast of Jutland are tall, sculptural, three-legged wooden constructions that date from 1884-85 and are part of a comprehensive system of seamarks erected by the then Coast and Dunes Administration to improve sea safety.

Of the original 23 seamarks, the remaining 11 beacons in Gl. Skagen, Løkken, Vigsø, Thorup, Stenbjerg, Vedersø Klit, Husby Klit, Årgab, Havrvig, Kærgård and Ringebjerge protected by the Norwegian Forest and Nature Agency in 1997.

The seamarks are up to 12 meters high and the "heads" can be a circle, a triangle, a square or some other easily recognizable shape, all of which were drawn as signatures on the charts so that the navigators could determine the exact positions of the ships.

The buoys no longer have any maritime function, but are considered, together with the rescue stations, to be important cultural-historical and architectural features in the West Jutland coastal landscape.

The name "båke" is derived from the German "Baken" or "Bavn", which in the Middle Ages was the term for a stack of firewood, ignited as a signal fire in a high place.

Husby Klit Båke

West Stadil Fjord, Hovvig.

7 km north of Søndervig.

Pos. 56°10´40´´N 08°07´34´´Ø

Height 12 meters

Erected 1884

Peace 1997

Already four years after establishing the lighthouse in Husby Klit, the Danish government decided that it should be moved slightly and rebuilt.

 

Sources:

https://www.aldus.dk/fanoe/kaaver/jyllands-baaker.html

http://www.baken-net.de/index6.htm

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