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Point of Ayr (Talacre)
Though long abandoned, this lighthouse has been
maintained in fairly good condition. The lighthouse is surrounded by
water at high tide, but it can be reached easily across a broad,
flat beach when the tide is low. Located on the beach about 1 km
west of Point of Ayre. Accessible by walking about 800 m from
Talacre, a short distance off the A548 coastal highway.
Photo courtesy Sally [Flickr] |
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Great Orme (Llandudno)
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This remarkable lighthouse is perched high on a vertical cliff at the
northern end of the promontory.
Located on Marine Drive
(a toll road) about 5 km northwest of Llandudno.
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WL 3 |
Trwyn Du (Penmon Point)
(lat. 53º 18' 46.6" N long. 4º 2' 26.5" W)
The lighthouse stands at the northeastern corner of the Isle of
Anglesey marking the northern entrance to Menai Strait, which
separates the island from the Welsh mainland. Located just off the
point of Trwyn Penmon about 1200 m (3/4 mi) northeast of Penmon. It
is possible to walk to the lighthouse at low tide.
Photo courtesy abstractEffects [Flickr] |
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WL 4 |
Point Lynas
The original lighthouse was 300 m to the south. Like Great Orme,
the light station was built by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board
and transferred to Trinity House in 1973. Located on Point Lynas,
about 1 km north of Llaneilian.
Photo courtesy lostajy [Flickr]
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The Skerries
June 8, 2005
At the end of a low tract of submerged land North-East of Holyhead
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WL 6 |
Holyhead Breakwater
June 8, 2005
Our tour ship was in the harbor in an awkward position. So
it literally backed up to this point, did a U-turn (we came down the
left channel, used the right channel for a 3-point turn) right
around this light.
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WL 7 |
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Holyhead Mail Pier
June 8, 2005
(lat. 53º 18' 51.1" N long. 4º 37' 14.2" W)
Located at the end of the pier at Salt Island, marking the
north side of the entrance to the Old Harbour in downtown Holyhead.
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| WL 8 |
Amlwch Old Harbour
Located at the end of the short pier
enclosing the old harbor at Amlwch Port in northwestern Anglesey.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
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WL 9 |
South Stack (Ynys Lawd)
Situated near the north west tip of Wales, the tiny islet known as
South Stack Rock lies separated from Holyhead Island by 30 metres of
turbulent sea.
Photo courtesy John Jones [Flickr] |
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| WL 10 |
Llanddwyn Island (1800s) (Twr Bach) |
Llanddwyn Island--actually a peninsula except at the highest
tides--is on the south shore of Anglesey about 5 km west of the
southern entrance to Menai Strait. The island is accessible by
popular hiking trails.
Located at the southern tip of the peninsula. |
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Llanddwyn Island (1845) (Twr Mawr)
In 2004 the light station appeared in the movie
Half Light, starring
Demi Moore; it appears the tower was repainted for the movie.
Located at the southern tip of the peninsula, a short distance east
of the active beacon.
Photo courtesy Andrew N. Murgatroyd [Flickr] |
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Bardsey (Tnys Enlli)
(lat. 52º 44' 58.2" N long. 4º 47' 57.1" W)
The small island of Bardsey separated from the mainland by the
Bardsey Sound.
Photo courtesy Sally [Flickr]
(Looking out onto Bardsey Island from Braich Y Pwll in North Wales.) |
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WL 13 |
St. Tudwal's |
Located on St. Tudwal's Island West, at the western entrance to
Tremadoc Bay about 5 km southeast of Abersoch. Accessible only by
boat. |
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Fishguard North Breakwater
(lat. 52º 0' 45.9" N long. 4º 58' 13.2" W)
Located at the end of the breakwater in Goodwick, on the north side
of Fishguard Harbour. Good views from
ferries connecting Fishguard
with Rosslare in southeastern Ireland.
Photo courtesy Liam O'Neill [Flickr] |
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WL 15 |
Strumble Head
(lat. 52º 1' 47.2" N long. 5º 4' 25.9" W)
stands imposingly on Ynysmeicl (St. Michael's Island), an islet to
the west of Fishguard.
Photo courtesy chalkie [Flickr]
"heavily tweaked in Photoshop" |
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WL 16 |
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South Bishop
situated on a outcrop of rock in St George's Channel 4¾ miles south
west of St David's Head, Pembrokeshire.
Photo courtesy robc63 [webshots]
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WL 17 |
Smalls |
one of two tiny clusters of rocks lying close together in the Irish
Sea, 21 miles off St. David's Head in Wales |
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WL 18 |
Skokholm
(lat. 51º 41' 38" N long. 5º 17' 13.1" W)
The small island of Skokholm, just 1¼ miles long by ½ mile wide,
lies just off the Pembrokeshire coast, and the lighthouse is
situated on the South West point of the island.
Photo courtesy dchallender [Flickr]
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St. Ann's Head
(lat. 51º 40' 52.5" N long. 5º 10' 25.2" W)
Located at the point of St. Ann's Head in
Pembrokeshire Coast
National Park, marking the entrance to Milford Haven. Accessible
by road.
Note that there are two lights here. The
left (front) one is the newer, the right (rear) one is the older.
Photo courtesy Lawrence Hourahane [Flickr] |
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Great Castle Head (Range Front) |
Located on a promontory on the north
side of Milford Haven, about 6 km west of the port of the same name.
Accessible along the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path. |
| WL 21 |
Great Castle Head Range Rear (1870) |
| WL 22 |
Little Castle Head (Great Castle Head Range Rear (new)) |
Located on a promontory 890 m northeast of
the front light and about 5 km west of Milford Haven. |
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WL 23 |
Caldey Island
Caldey Island,
located south of Tenby at the western entrance to Carmarthen Bay,
was the site of a Benedictine monastery in medieval times and is
home to a Cistercian monastery today. It is readily accessible by
passenger ferries from Tenby. Located at the south point of the
island.
Photo courtesy Sean Bolton [Flickr]
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Mumbles
(lat. 51º 34' 0.6" N long. 3º 58' 15.6" W)
On the outer of two islands, known as Mumbles Head, lying about 500
yards to the E.S.E. of the mainland known as Mumbles, Swansea.
Photo courtesy Jugoagogo [Flickr] |
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Porthcawl Breakwater
(lat. 53º 28' 23.2" N long. 3º 41' 48.9" W)
Long powered by gas, this little
lighthouse was not converted to electric power until 1997. Located
at the end of the breakwater on Porthcawl Point in Porthcawl, at the
eastern entrance to Swansea Bay.
Photo courtesy Nick Russill [Flickr] |
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| WL 29 |
Nash Point Low
(lat. 51º 24' 3.2" N
long. 3º 33' 15.5" W)
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Point marks the entrance to the narrower part of
the Bristol Channel, leading to the major ports of Cardiff and
Bristol. Located about 5 km west of Llanwit Major, near St.
Donat's; accessible by road or by walking the coastal path from St.
Donat's. |
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WL 30 |
Nash Point (High)
(lat. 51º 24' 2.9" N long. 3º 33' 7.9" W)
This is between Barry and Porthcawl on the
Glamorgan Coast.
to mark the sandbanks off the point at the entrance to the Bristol
Channel
Photo courtesy Paul Bence [Flickr]
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Flat Holm
(lat. 51º 22' 32.4" N long. 3º 7' 7.3" W)
The Island of Flatholm lies centrally in the busy shipping lanes
where the Bristol Channel meets the Severn estuary.
Photo courtesy Peter Evans [Flickr] |
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WL 33 |
Monkstone |
in the Bristol Channel, near Lavernock Point,Glamorgan |
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West Usk
(lat. 51º 32' 26.5" N long. 2º 59' 40.9" W)
Located on the west side of the
entrance to the River Usk off the B4239 about 6 km south of Newport.
Site open, lighthouse open to paying guests.
Photo courtesy roath_park_mark [Flickr] |
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East Usk
(lat. 51º 32' 24" N long. 2º 58' 1.2" W)
Located on the east side of the entrance to the
River Usk about 2 km southwest of Nash.
This light is part of the Newport Westlands Reserve.
Photo courtesy Andy South Wales [Flickr] |
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Gold Cliff
(lat. 51º 31' 58.4" N
long. 2º 54' 28.1" W)
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An old and interesting minor aid to navigation.
Located on a promontory about 2 km south of Whitson. |
| WL 37 |
Charston Rock (Black Rock) |
Located on a small island off the north shore of
the Severn just east of Portskewett. Accessible only by boat;
visible from a hiking trail along the river. |
| WL 38 |
Redcliffe Range Front
(lat. 51º 36' 39.5" N
long. 2º 40' 7.6" W)
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Originally this was the rear light of a range
having the Charston Rock Light as the front light. The rear light of
the modern range is on a pole 320 m north of the lighthouse. Located
on the north bank of the Severn about 2.5 km southwest of
Bulwark. |
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