List of lighthouses in Wales
Major lighthouses of Wales, Smalls Lighthouse not shown.
This is a list of lighthouses in Wales. The list runs anticlockwise from north-east to south-east Wales.[1][2][3]
Active lighthouses
[edit]Inactive lighthouses
[edit]Lighthouse | Image | Location | Year built | Decommissioned | Tower height (in metres) |
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Point of Ayr Lighthouse ![]() | ![]() | Llanasa 53°21′25″N 3°19′20″W | 1844 | 18 | |
Great Orme Lighthouse ![]() | ![]() | Gwynedd, Llandudno 53°20′32″N 3°52′8″W | 1985 | 11 | |
Amlwch Lighthouse ![]() | ![]() | Amlwch Community 53°24′55″N 4°19′59″W | 1817 | 1972 | 11 |
Holyhead Mail Pier Lighthouse ![]() | ![]() | Holyhead, Holyhead 53°18′51″N 4°37′12″W | 15 | ||
Twr Mawr Llanddwyn Lighthouse ![]() | ![]() | Rhosyr 53°8′7″N 4°24′56″W | 1975 | 10 | |
St. Ann's Head Lighthouse ![]() | ![]() | Pembrokeshire 51°40′52″N 5°10′25″W | 1844 | 1910 | 13 |
Whiteford Lighthouse ![]() | ![]() | Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton 51°39′9″N 4°15′4″W | 1865 | 1926 | 14 |
Old Nash Point Lighthouse ![]() | ![]() | St Donats 51°24′4″N 3°33′24″W | 1900s | 20 | |
West Usk Lighthouse ![]() | ![]() | Wentlooge 51°32′26″N 2°59′41″W | 1922 | 17 |
See also
[edit]- List of lighthouses and lightvessels
- List of lighthouses in England
- List of lighthouses in Scotland
- List of lighthouses in the Isle of Man
- List of lighthouses in Ireland
Notes
[edit]- ^ height of the light above water level
References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Bland Hague (1994). Hughes, Stephen (ed.). Lighthouses of Wales: Their Architecture and Archaeology. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-1-871184-08-2.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 114: British Isles, English Channel and North Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015. p. 78.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av Reeds PBO Small Craft Almanac 2014. ISBN 978-1-4081-9330-3. OL 32692860M. Wikidata Q25198336.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r NGA List of Lights, Radio Aids and Fog Signals, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Wikidata Q13872896
- ^ a b https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses-and-lightvessels/south-stack-lighthouse
- ^ https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?id=17928
- ^ a b https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses-and-lightvessels/st-tudwals-lighthouse
- ^ http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-19407
- ^ a b https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses-and-lightvessels/smalls-lighthouse
- ^ MarineTraffic, Wikidata Q18518862
- ^ https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1556377974
- ^ https://msi.nga.mil/queryResults?publications/ngalol/lights-buoys?volume=114&featureNumber=5748&includeRemovals=false&output=html
External links
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- Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales in English and Welsh