Séviac, France
2nd century AD
Arzon, France
4600 BC
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, France
72 BCE
Vieux, France
0 - 200 AD
Larmor-Baden, France
3500 BC
Niaux, France
11500 BC
Saintes, France
1st century AD
Valognes, France
0 - 100 AD
Villetelle, France
300 BC
Orbaizeta, France
1st century BCE
Saint-Germain-d'Esteuil, France
1st-3rd century AD
Plassac, France
1st century AD
Luynes, France
2nd century AD
Laudun-l'Ardoise, France
5th century BC
Corseul, France
10 BC
Le Vieil-Évreux, France
0 - 100 AD
Lillebonne, France
0 - 200 AD
Grand, France
1st century AD
Entrammes, France
2nd century AD
Fréjus, France
c. 50 AD
Towering 52 meters above the sea, Bengtskär lighthouse is the tallest one in Scandinavia. The building started in in 1905 after the shipwreck of S/S Helsingfors and was completed in 1906. The lighthouse was designed by architect Florentin Granholm. On December a special petrol lantern, designed and built in Paris, was brought to Bengtskär and installed atop the tower.
German fleet bombarded Bengstkär in the First World War in 1914. Since the Gulf of Finland was heavily mined, it was not until 1919 that the surrounding seas were declared safe for shipping, that the light was lit again.
After the war the military value of Bengtskär increased as part of the defence system of independent Finland. In Second World War (1941) Soviet Union made a suprise attack to island. After a bloody battle, the small Finnish garrison emerged victorious. Intermittent repairs to the facility continued during the post-war period.