Sletringen lighthouse

On the low, exposed skerry of Sletringen, west of the fishing village of Titran, Norway's tallest lighthouse rises 45 metres above the sea. The first station was established in 1899 to secure the approach to Titran and the waters west of Frøya. Only weeks after the light was first lit, the Titran disaster struck the coastal community. On the night of 14 October, 29 boats were lost and 140 fishermen died in the violent storm.

After the disaster, and following years of calls for a stronger light, the station was completely rebuilt. Today's red cast-iron tower was completed in 1923, raised on a solid white concrete base built to withstand the sea when waves washed over the low skerry. The 45-metre tower was fitted with a large first-order lens and could send its light far out to sea.

Sletringen lighthouse was automated and destaffed in 1993 and later listed as a protected cultural monument. It remains a clear landmark off Titran. From the fishing village you can see the tower out at sea and also visit the memorial to the Titran disaster, one of the greatest tragedies in Norwegian fishing history. Both the lighthouse and the memorial speak of seafaring, fishing and the demanding conditions along this part of the Frøya coast.