The J.C.J. van Speijk lighthouse is a lighthouse on the North Sea coast, near Egmond aan Zee. The J.C.J. van Speijk is one of the oldest active lighthouses in the Netherlands. The base of the lighthouse forms an imposing tomb commemorating Lieutenant Commander Jan van Speijk. The sea near Egmond could, and still can, be very treacherous. That is why two lighthouses were built in 1833. After the construction of the North Sea Canal in 1876 and the construction of the two lighthouses in IJmuiden, to avoid confusion, the Egmond towers were fitted with red panes so that the light emitted could be distinguished in colour from that of IJmuiden. In 1891, the J.C.J. van Speijk lighthouse was fitted with a rotating light. The south tower was extinguished in the same year. In 1922, the light house was rebuilt as the tower received electric light. The balustrade was then cast in concrete. In 1967, the guardhouse was built.
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