List of lighthouses in Wales
Point Lynas
Skerries
South Stack
Bardsey
Strumble Head
South Bishop
Mumbles
Nash Point
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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
In this table, the 'focal height' is the height of the light above water level whilst 'nmi' signifies nautical miles.
Lighthouse | Image | Location | Year built | Tower height (in metres) | Focal height (in metres) | Range (in nautical miles) |
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Trwyn Du Lighthouse | Llangoed 53°18′46″N 4°2′26″W | 1838 | 29 | 19[4] | 12[4] | |
Point Lynas Lighthouse | Llaneilian 53°24′58″N 4°17′21″W | 1835 | 11 | 39[4] | 18[4] | |
Skerries Lighthouse | Cylch-y-Garn 53°25′16″N 4°36′29″W | 1717 | 23 | 36[4][5] (white), 26[5] (red) | 20[4][5] (white), 10[5] (red) | |
Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse | Holyhead, Holyhead 53°19′51″N 4°37′9″W | 1873 | 19 | 21[4] | 14[4] | |
South Stack Lighthouse | Isle of Anglesey 53°18′24″N 4°41′58″W | 1809[6] | 28[6] | 60[4] | 24[4] | |
Twr Bach Llanddwyn Island Lighthouse | Rhosyr 53°8′7″N 4°24′56″W | 18th century | 5 | 12[4] | 7[4] (white), 4[4] (red) | |
Bardsey Lighthouse | Aberdaron 52°45′0″N 4°48′0″W | 1821 | 30 | 39[4] | 26[4] | |
St Tudwal’s Lighthouse | Llanengan, Gwynedd[7] 52°47′55″N 4°28′17″W | 1877[8] | 11[8] | 46[4] | 14[4] (white), 10[4] (red) | |
Strumble Head Lighthouse | Pembrokeshire 52°1′47″N 5°4′26″W | 1908 | 17 | 45[4] | 26[4] | |
South Bishop Lighthouse | St David's and the Cathedral Close 51°51′10″N 5°24′43″W | 1839 | 11 | 44[4] | 16[4] | |
Smalls Lighthouse | Marloes and St Brides 51°43′16″N 5°40′11″W[9] | 1861[10] | 41[10] | 36[4][5] (white), 33[5] (red) | 18[4][5] (white), 13[5] (red) | |
Skokholm Lighthouse | Marloes and St Brides 51°41′38″N 5°17′13″W | 1916 | 18 | 54[4] | 8[4] (white red) | |
St. Ann's Head Lighthouse | Pembrokeshire 51°40′52″N 5°10′25″W | 1841 | 13 | 48[4] | 18[4] (white), 17[4] (red) | |
Great Castle Head Light | St Ishmael's 51°42′41″N 5°7′4″W | 1870 | 5 | 27[5] | 5[5] (white), 3[5] (red green) | |
Little Castle Head Light | Pembrokeshire 51°43′2″N 5°6′35″W[11] | 26 | 53[5] | 15[5] | ||
Watwick Point Beacon | Pembrokeshire, Dale 51°41′46″N 5°9′14″W | 1970 | 50 | 80[4] | 15[4] | |
West Blockhouse Point Beacons | Pembrokeshire 51°41′18″N 5°9′33″W | 1957 | 14 | |||
Caldey Lighthouse | Tenby 51°37′54″N 4°41′3″W | 1829 | 16 | 65[4] | 13[4] (white), 9[4] (red) | |
Saundersfoot Lighthouse | Pembrokeshire 51°42′36″N 4°41′42″W | 1848 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Burry Port Lighthouse | Pembrey and Burry Port Town 51°40′39″N 4°15′4″W[12] | 1842 | 7[4] | 7[13] | ||
Mumbles Lighthouse | Swansea, Mumbles 51°34′0″N 3°58′16″W | 1794 | 17 | 35[4] | 15[4] | |
Porthcawl Lighthouse | Porthcawl 51°28′23″N 3°41′59″W | 1860 | 9 | 10[5] | 6[5] (white), 4[5] (red green) | |
Nash Point Lighthouse | St Donats 51°24′3″N 3°33′8″W | 1831 | 37 | 56[4] | 21[4] (white), 16[4] (red) | |
Flat Holm Lighthouse | Butetown 51°22′30″N 3°7′1″W | 1737 | 30 | 50[4] | 15[4] (white), 12[4] (red) | |
Barry Lighthouse | Vale of Glamorgan 51°23′28″N 3°15′31″W | 1890 | 9 | 12[5] | 10[5] | |
Monkstone Lighthouse | Vale of Glamorgan 51°24′53″N 3°6′0″W | 1839 | 23 | 13[4] | 12[4] | |
East Usk Lighthouse | Newport 51°32′24″N 2°58′1″W | 1893 | 11 | 11[4] | 11[4] (white), 10[4] (red green) |
Inactive lighthouses
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
- 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
References
- ^ 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
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Lighthouses in Wales
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- Barry Lighthouse
- Burry Port Lighthouse
- Caldey Lighthouse
- East Usk Lighthouse
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- Great Castle Head Light
- Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse
- Little Castle Head Light
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- Porthcawl Lighthouse
- Saundersfoot Lighthouse
- Skerries Lighthouse
- Skokholm Lighthouse
- Smalls Lighthouse
- South Bishop Lighthouse
- South Stack Lighthouse
- St Tudwal's Lighthouse
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