The Brandaris. This imposing building dates back to 1594, the year Willem Barentz began his first voyage. Islanders usually say the "toer" (tower).
The Brandaris is the country's oldest working lighthouse. The first fire house on Terschelling dates from 1323. It is the forerunner of the Brandaris, which assumed its present form in 1594. Its name is often associated with the verb to burn because a real fire used to burn on the plateau as a beacon, but it is generally assumed that it comes from the Irish abbot Brandaan (Brendan). This sea traveler is venerated in many churches around the Baltic Sea and coast of Flanders and Brittany and is often depicted as a saint with a burning torch.
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