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Tahkuna · Estonia

Tahkuna Lighthouse

Known locally as Tahkuna tuletorn

A nineteenth-century cast-iron lighthouse on Hiiumaa’s northern tip, set among forest and exposed shoreline at Tahkuna Peninsula.

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Tahkuna Lighthouse Piret.kuub · CC BY-SA 3.0
Typical visit
1 hour 15 minutes
Setting
Outdoor
Region
Hiiumaa
Last checked
10 Aug 2026

Why visit

Tahkuna Lighthouse offers a useful contrast with the much older stone tower at Kõpu. Its slender prefabricated iron structure belongs to a later era of lighthouse engineering, and the surrounding coast opens towards the northern Baltic. The site can be combined with nearby memorials and forest roads for a broader peninsula visit. When access to the tower is available, the view reveals Hiiumaa’s low, wooded landscape; at ground level the relationship between the lighthouse, shore and navigation route is already clear.

What you will see

  • cast-iron lighthouse structure.
  • northern Hiiumaa coast.
  • forest peninsula setting.
  • maritime memorial landscape nearby.

History

The lighthouse was erected in the 1870s using prefabricated metal components associated with nineteenth-century French engineering. It became part of the expanding modern navigation network around Estonia’s islands.

Visitor tips

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    Allow enough time to explore the setting rather than only the principal feature, and follow local signs where routes, protected areas or historic surfaces limit access.

About Hiiumaa

Hiiumaa is a low, wooded island known for historic lighthouses, quiet coastal roads and the Baroque estate at Suuremõisa.

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More to see around Tahkuna

Kõpu Lighthouse Kõpu · Estonia A massive historic lighthouse on the Kõpu Peninsula of Hiiumaa, standing on high ground and associated with Baltic navigation since the early modern period. Suuremõisa Manor Suuremõisa · Estonia A large Baroque manor complex in eastern Hiiumaa, with a symmetrical main house, long approach and surviving estate buildings in a landscaped setting.

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