List of lighthouses in Wales

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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[edit]

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)
Trwyn Du Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataLlangoed
53°18′46″N 4°2′26″W		18382919[4]12[4]
Point Lynas Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataLlaneilian
53°24′58″N 4°17′21″W		18351139[4]18[4]
Skerries Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataCylch-y-Garn
53°25′16″N 4°36′29″W		17172336[4][5] (white), 26[5] (red)20[4][5] (white), 10[5] (red)
Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataHolyhead, Holyhead
53°19′51″N 4°37′9″W		18731921[4]14[4]
South Stack Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataIsle of Anglesey
53°18′24″N 4°41′58″W		1809[6]28[6]60[4]24[4]
Twr Bach Llanddwyn Island Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataRhosyr
53°8′7″N 4°24′56″W		18th century512[4]7[4] (white), 4[4] (red)
Bardsey Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataAberdaron
52°45′0″N 4°48′0″W		18213039[4]26[4]
St Tudwal’s Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataLlanengan, 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 Edit this on WikidataPembrokeshire
52°1′47″N 5°4′26″W		19081745[4]26[4]
South Bishop Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataSt David's and the Cathedral Close
51°51′10″N 5°24′43″W		18391144[4]16[4]
Smalls Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataMarloes 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 Edit this on WikidataMarloes and St Brides
51°41′38″N 5°17′13″W		19161854[4]8[4] (white red)
St. Ann's Head Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPembrokeshire
51°40′52″N 5°10′25″W		18411348[4]18[4] (white), 17[4] (red)
Great Castle Head Light Edit this on WikidataSt Ishmael's
51°42′41″N 5°7′4″W		1870527[5]5[5] (white), 3[5] (red green)
Little Castle Head Light Edit this on WikidataPembrokeshire
51°43′2″N 5°6′35″W[11]		2653[5]15[5]
Watwick Point Beacon Edit this on WikidataPembrokeshire, Dale
51°41′46″N 5°9′14″W		19705080[4]15[4]
West Blockhouse Point Beacons Edit this on WikidataPembrokeshire
51°41′18″N 5°9′33″W		195714
Caldey Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataTenby
51°37′54″N 4°41′3″W		18291665[4]13[4] (white), 9[4] (red)
Saundersfoot Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPembrokeshire
51°42′36″N 4°41′42″W		1848577
Burry Port Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPembrey and Burry Port Town
51°40′39″N 4°15′4″W[12]		18427[4]7[13]
Mumbles Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataSwansea, Mumbles
51°34′0″N 3°58′16″W		17941735[4]15[4]
Porthcawl Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPorthcawl
51°28′23″N 3°41′59″W		1860910[5]6[5] (white), 4[5] (red green)
Nash Point Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataSt Donats
51°24′3″N 3°33′8″W		18313756[4]21[4] (white), 16[4] (red)
Flat Holm Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataButetown
51°22′30″N 3°7′1″W		17373050[4]15[4] (white), 12[4] (red)
Barry Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataVale of Glamorgan
51°23′28″N 3°15′31″W		1890912[5]10[5]
Monkstone Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataVale of Glamorgan
51°24′53″N 3°6′0″W		18392313[4]12[4]
East Usk Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataNewport
51°32′24″N 2°58′1″W		18931111[4]11[4] (white), 10[4] (red green)

Inactive lighthouses[edit]

Lighthouse Image Location Year built Decommissioned Tower height (in metres)
Point of Ayr Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataLlanasa
53°21′25″N 3°19′20″W		184418
Great Orme Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataGwynedd, Llandudno
53°20′32″N 3°52′8″W		198511
Amlwch Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataAmlwch Community
53°24′55″N 4°19′59″W		1817197211
Holyhead Mail Pier Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataHolyhead, Holyhead
53°18′51″N 4°37′12″W		15
Twr Mawr Llanddwyn Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataRhosyr
53°8′7″N 4°24′56″W		197510
St. Ann's Head Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataPembrokeshire
51°40′52″N 5°10′25″W		1844191013
Whiteford Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataLlangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton
51°39′9″N 4°15′4″W		1865192614
Old Nash Point Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataSt Donats
51°24′4″N 3°33′24″W		1900s20
West Usk Lighthouse Edit this on WikidataWentlooge
51°32′26″N 2°59′41″W		192217

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ a b https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses-and-lightvessels/south-stack-lighthouse
  7. ^ https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?id=17928
  8. ^ a b https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses-and-lightvessels/st-tudwals-lighthouse
  9. ^ http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-19407
  10. ^ a b https://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses-and-lightvessels/smalls-lighthouse
  11. ^ MarineTraffic, Wikidata Q18518862
  12. ^ https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1556377974
  13. ^ https://msi.nga.mil/queryResults?publications/ngalol/lights-buoys?volume=114&featureNumber=5748&includeRemovals=false&output=html

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