Tags: Lighthouse, Tower.
The Westerlichttoren or West Schouwen is a lighthouse in Haamstede Netherlands. Designed by L. Valk it was built in 1837. At 53 m above ground and a light stand at 58 m above sea level it is one of the tallest lighthouses in the Netherlands.The lighthouse is built in brick and iron the walls are 2.4 m thick at the bottom tapering upward. It is painted in a red-and-white spiral. A stair of 226 steps in stone and partially in iron leads to the top. The lighthouse is unattended.
