The Ameland Lighthouse, commonly known as Bornrif, is a

lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Ligh ...

on the Dutch island

Ameland Ameland (; ) is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. It consists mostly of sand dunes and is the third major island of the West Frisians. It neighbours islands Terschelling to the west a ...

, one of the

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, on the edge of the

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. It was built in 1880 by order of

William III of the Netherlands William III (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk''; English: ''William Alexander Paul Frederick Louis''; 19 February 1817 – 23 November 1890) was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1849 until ...

. It was designed by Dutch lighthouse architect Quirinus Harder and built by the foundry Nering Bögel in

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. The individual segments were shipped to Ameland and welded together on-site. After

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a new, weaker lamp was installed, which was replaced by a stronger lamp in 1952. The lighthouse is a

Rijksmonument A (, ) is a national heritage site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE) acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. At the end of February 2015, the Netherlands had 61,822 l ...

since 1982. Since the end of 2004 it is owned by

, and it was opened for tourists in 2005. The tower has a space for exhibitions. The lighthouse is tall and has 15 floors, with a staircase with 236 steps.Ameland
/ref> The optical installation came from the former Westhoofd Lighthouse in

Ouddorp Ouddorp is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee. It is often referred to as ''Ouddorp aan Zee'' (Outdorp on the Sea) to promote itself as a seaside resort, because the village has ...

Opening hours

*Summer: Sunday and Monday 1PM - 5PM and Tuesday - Saturday 10AM - 5PM. Wednesday - Saturday also open 7PM - 10PM. *Winter: Wednesdays and weekends, 11AM - 4PM, Saturday 10PM - 11PM

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Lighthouses completed in 1880 Lighthouses in Friesland Rijksmonuments in Friesland Ameland {{Netherlands-lighthouse-stub

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