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Lighthouses in Iceland

Iceland has 122 lighthouses on the map. The oldest dates to 1878. The tallest stands 31 m. Below: how they split by era of construction, and the country’s oldest towers. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-23.

LIGHTHOUSES122

OLDEST1878

BUILT BEFORE 18000

By era of construction

Before 18000 · 0%

1800–18490 · 0%

1850–18993 · 2%

1900–194911 · 9%

1950 or later5 · 4%

Era unknown103 · 84%

Oldest lighthouses in Iceland

The country’s earliest towers by recorded year of construction, with height where known.

1878Reykjanesviti31 m

1897Gróttuviti23 m

1897Old Garðskagaviti lighthouse11 m

1910Dyrhólaey lighthouse13 m

1913Bjargtangar lighthouse

1917Malarrif lighthouse25 m

1919Straumnes Northwest Lighthouse24 m

1922Æðarstein lighthouse

1925Stafnesviti11 m

1931phare de Selvogur15 m

1931Svörtuloft Lighthouse13 m

1939Knarrarós Lighthouse22 m

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