Lighthouse

Askold Lighthouse

Also known as: Аскольд

Site · place of orientation

active

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At a glance

Place

Country
Russia

Structure

Status
active

Light Signature

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Names & naming history

RU · Official

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Named after the frigate Askold, which called at the island during an 1854 round-the-world voyage, the island had long served mariners as a natural landmark on early Russian charts. After extensive debate over the best elevation to avoid frequent fog, the lighthouse was built in 1879-1881 on the southern cape rather than the higher southwestern point originally proposed, using a Chance Brothers optical apparatus purchased from England; it was first lit on 29 September 1881 with a reported range of 35 miles. The brick tower needed replacement after only a few decades due to the harsh climate and was rebuilt in 1917 as the white octagonal stone tower that survives today. Keepers endured repeated armed raids and looting during the Russian Civil War. Classified a first-class lighthouse in 1940, it continued supporting Pacific Fleet operations through World War II and the war with Japan, and now shows a white flashing light from 113 m above sea level, visible up to 22 miles.

Heritage identity & evidence

Identity

LUX ID
LUX-LH-000041
Type
Lighthouse
Object kind
Lighthouse
Current status
active

Review & coverage

Coordinates not reviewedNo images3 accepted field claims

External identifiers

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External Identity Graph

  • LUX Light Archive
    LUX-LH-000041 Canonical LUX ID

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describesdescribessupportssupportsАскольдsourceМаяки России (исторические оч…sourceConstruction dateclaimOperational statusclaimAskold Lighthouserecord

Facts

  • Construction date construction_date · 1881
  • Operational status status · active

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Reconstructed state

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  1. 1952-present
1952

History and connections

Lifecycle summary

Lifecycle exemplar · apparatus transfer

Current status: active

Lifecycle events

  1. DeactivatedInferred

    Archive article treats Askold as the source site whose apparatus was removed for the new Khersones lighthouse in 1951.

    2 sources
  2. Location changedApproximate location

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    1 source

Coordinate roles

  • approximate area · Mayachnik Basargin lighthouse record

Related places and objects

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Continuity threads

  • Khersones / Askold apparatus transfer · apparatus transfer Reviewed

    Archive text says the polizol lighting apparatus from Askold was mounted in the new Khersones lighthouse completed on 21 September 1951.

  • Khersones 1951 structure replacement · structure replacement Reviewed

    The archive describes a new Khersones lighthouse completed in 1951 using apparatus transferred from Askold.

Related sites

  • Ай-Тодорский маяк (Айтодорский)

Related assets

  • Полизольный осветительный аппарат Херсонесского маяка lantern

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Evidence and data

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Lighthouse history (0 events)

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Record history (2 changes)
  1. Archive record createdarchive-metadata
  2. Archive record updatedarchive-metadata
Connection graph (1 objects)
Geo timeline (0 points)
  • 21/09/1951 Полизольный осветительный аппарат Херсонесского маяка located at Аскольд
  • 21/09/1951 Полизольный осветительный аппарат Херсонесского маяка installed in Ай-Тодорский маяк (Айтодорский) (new lighthouse completion)
  • 21/09/1951 Полизольный осветительный аппарат Херсонесского маяка moved to Ай-Тодорский маяк (Айтодорский) (apparatus transfer)

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Rights & Attribution

Content License

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Attribution

"Askold Lighthouse" · LUX-LH-000041 · © LUX143 · Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International · https://light.lux143.org/node/531/

Citation

LUX Light Archive, Lighthouse record: "Askold Lighthouse", LUX-LH-000041, https://light.lux143.org/node/531/, accessed 2026-08-31, archive v0.24.555.

Legacy archive provenance

This object now uses its LUX identity as the public record. The original Drupal node is preserved as migration provenance and a compatibility route.

Canonical LUX ID
LUX-LH-000041
Legacy node
node:531
Legacy URL
/node/531/
Drupal source type
lighthouse
Source system
drupal_migration
Source path
/node/531

Trusted References

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ARLHSreview-sourceSearch / reviewSearch the World List of Lights and add a verified ARLHS ID when found.
Lighthouse Directoryreview-sourceSearch / reviewUse the regional directory page as a trusted catalogue lead; add the exact URL after review.
Record identifiers
Node
531
Source type
lighthouse
Review class
Lighthouse
Wikidata class
Q39715
Created
27/05/2011 12:16:47 UTC
Changed
27/05/2011 12:16:47 UTC
Source path
/node/531
All technical fields

Structure

Status
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Construction date
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Lens / optics
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Position

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Person

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