Schokland was a peninsula that by the 15th century had become an island. Occupied and then abandoned as the sea encroached, it had to be evacuated in 1859. But following the draining of the Zuiderzee, it has, since the 1940s, formed part of the land reclaimed from the sea. Schokland has vestiges of human habitation going back to prehistoric times. It symbolizes the heroic, age-old struggle of the people of the Netherlands against the encroachment of the waters. Schokland was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995.

The original tower in Schokland was build as a replacement of the light structure that was build in 1825. It was first equipped with an Argand lamp. It lost is function in 1942 after big portions of land were reclaimed from the Zuiderzee and was torn down.

In 2007 a replica of the old lighthouse was build.

ARLHS Number: NET 175
Build: 2007
Construction: iron
Height: 10 m