Kiipsaare Lighthouse
Also known as: Киипсааре
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At a glance
Place
- Country
- Estonia
Structure
- Status
- inactive Legacy archive claim · Киипсааре
Light Signature
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Names & naming history
RU · Official
- Киипсааре
- Mayachnik Drupal export Field: title
- Святыни морей Record-level source link
(autotranslated, could have mistakes)
on the Harilaid peninsula, which in turn on the island of Saaremaa is one of the most little-known and inaccessible in Estonia, but perhaps the most spectacular. No, theoretically, it’s an ordinary concrete tower from the 1930s, but the location... the lighthouse is abandoned, stands in the water not far from the shore and has noticeably tilted towards the sea, which has eroded the sandy shore over several decades. All around there is solitude, wind, tall grass. Estonian local historians are wondering what will happen first: someone will think of climbing onto the lighthouse and lighting it, or the tower will finally collapse.
(autotranslated, could have mistakes)
on the Harilaid peninsula, which in turn on the island of Saaremaa is one of the most little-known and inaccessible in Estonia, but perhaps the most spectacular. No, theoretically, it’s an ordinary concrete tower from the 1930s, but the location... the lighthouse is abandoned, stands in the water not far from the shore and has noticeably tilted towards the sea, which has eroded the sandy shore over several decades. All around there is solitude, wind, tall grass. Estonian local historians are wondering what will happen first: someone will think of climbing onto the lighthouse and lighting it, or the tower will finally collapse.
(autotranslated, could have mistakes)
on the Harilaid peninsula, which in turn on the island of Saaremaa is one of the most little-known and inaccessible in Estonia, but perhaps the most spectacular. No, theoretically, it’s an ordinary concrete tower from the 1930s, but the location... the lighthouse is abandoned, stands in the water not far from the shore and has noticeably tilted towards the sea, which has eroded the sandy shore over several decades. All around there is solitude, wind, tall grass. Estonian local historians are wondering what will happen first: someone will think of climbing onto the lighthouse and lighting it, or the tower will finally collapse.
на полуострове Харилайд, который в свою очередь на острове Сааремаа – один из самых малоизвестных и труднодоступных в Эстонии, но едва ли не самый зрелищный. Нет, теоретически – обычная бетонная башня 1930-х годов, но вот расположение… маяк заброшен, стоит в воде недалеко от берега и заметно накренился в сторону моря, за несколько десятилетий размывшего песчаный берег. Кругом – безлюдье, ветер, высокая трава. Эстонские краеведы гадают, что случится раньше: кто-нибудь догадается залезать на маяк и зажечь его или же башня окончательно рухнет.
(autotranslated, could have mistakes)
on the Harilaid peninsula, which in turn on the island of Saaremaa is one of the most little-known and inaccessible in Estonia, but perhaps the most spectacular. No, theoretically, it’s an ordinary concrete tower from the 1930s, but the location... the lighthouse is abandoned, stands in the water not far from the shore and has noticeably tilted towards the sea, which has eroded the sandy shore over several decades. All around there is solitude, wind, tall grass. Estonian local historians are wondering what will happen first: someone will think of climbing onto the lighthouse and lighting it, or the tower will finally collapse.
Heritage identity & evidence
Identity
- LUX ID
LUX-LH-000460- Type
- Lighthouse
- Object kind
- Lighthouse
- Current status
- inactive
Review & coverage
External identifiers
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Key source-backed claims
Claim evidence
Operational status
Selected value: inactive
Why this value is shown: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive
Field support: Needs a reviewed field source
Archive value: inactive
Show claim history
- inactive selected why: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive · Киипсааре Current · archive · Legacy archive field
Technical details
- claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000460-status-001- review_status
current- confidence
archive- source_type
migration_field- winner_reason
current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive
Technical details
- field_id
status- current_claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000460-status-001- winner_reason
current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive- field_support_status
no-trusted-reference- candidate_count
1- distinct_value_count
1- review_guidance
accepted/current claims without valid_to; prefer accepted, then latest valid_from, curated source, confidence, id.
Key sources
1 active / 1 total in-archive source link. Full sources and reference search leads below
External Identity Graph
- LUX Light ArchiveLUX-LH-000460 Canonical LUX ID
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- Source URLs1 active / 1 total in-record source link Record source URLs
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- Lighthouse DirectorySearch / review Review source
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Evidence graph
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Sources
Facts
- Operational status status · inactive
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History and connections
Lifecycle summary
Current status: inactive
Lifecycle events
- Location changedApproximate location
approximate area coordinate recorded.
1 source
Coordinate roles
- approximate area · Mayachnik Russian lighthouses appendix
Evidence and data
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Lighthouse history (0 events)
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Record history (2 changes)
- Archive record createdarchive-metadata
- Archive record updatedarchive-metadata
Connection graph (1 objects)
Geo timeline (0 places)
No accepted coordinate point yet. The text geography remains listed as context.
- Geography contextЭстония · text-only
Referenced by
- Маяки Эстонии mentions · lighthouse_names
Rights & Attribution
Content License
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Media Rights
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Attribution
"Kiipsaare Lighthouse" · LUX-LH-000460 · © LUX143 · Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International · https://light.lux143.org/lighthouses/LUX-LH-000460/
Citation
LUX Light Archive, Lighthouse record: "Kiipsaare Lighthouse", LUX-LH-000460, https://light.lux143.org/lighthouses/LUX-LH-000460/, accessed 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42.
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-000460
- Legacy node
- node:1196
- Legacy URL
- /node/1196/
- Drupal source type
- lighthouse
- Source system
- drupal_migration
- Source path
- /node/1196
Trusted References
Known external identifiers and review leads for Wikipedia, Wikidata, map, registry, and catalogue coverage. Search leads are not accepted evidence until reviewed. Field-level evidence is implied only when evidence scope or supported fields are explicit.
| Source | Status | Evidence scope | Reference | Review note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikidata | search-candidate | Search / review | Resolve to a verified QID before treating as evidence. | |
| Wikipedia | search-candidate | Search / review | Useful for public descriptions and cross-checking, but text must be rewritten or quoted sparingly. | |
| OpenStreetMap | search-candidate | Search / review | Resolve to a stable node, way, or relation URL before acceptance. | |
| ARLHS | review-source | Search / review | Search the World List of Lights and add a verified ARLHS ID when found. | |
| Lighthouse Directory | review-source | Search / review | Use the regional directory page as a trusted catalogue lead; add the exact URL after review. |
Record identifiers
- Node
- 1196
- Source type
- lighthouse
- Review class
- Lighthouse
- Wikidata class
- Q39715
- Created
- 27/12/2014 21:39:40 UTC
- Changed
- 27/12/2014 21:48:33 UTC
- Source path
- /node/1196
All technical fields
- Status
- inactive Legacy archive claim · Киипсааре
- Construction date
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- Tower height
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- Focal height
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- Light height
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- Light number
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- Operation
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- Visibility
- Not recorded
- Legacy light IDs
- Not recorded
- Call sign
- Not recorded
- Lens / optics
- Not curated
- Latitude
- Not recorded
- Longitude
- Not recorded
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