The current lighthouse on Sõrve säär ("tip of Sõrve", known for its shingle beach), a cylindrical concrete tower, was built in 1960 to replace a square stone lighthouse built in 1770 and subsequently destroyed during the fighting between the Russians and the Germans in 1944 during World War II.
The present lighthouse on Sõrve säär ("tip of Sõrve", famous for its shingle beach), a cylindrical concrete structure, was built in 1960 to replace an earlier square stone tower that was destroyed in 1944 during the war between Russia and Germany.