Best of North Wales
The 19 best lighthouses in North Wales
Our curated top 19 lighthouses in North Wales, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 27 lighthouses see the full lighthouses index for North Wales.
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Point Lynas Lighthouse
Point Lynas Lighthouse (Welsh: Goleudy Trwyn y Balog) is located on a headland in Llaneilian Community, on the north-east corner of Anglesey in North Wales (at grid reference SH479936). A pilot statio
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Leasowe Lighthouse
Leasowe Lighthouse is an historic lighthouse in Moreton on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, England. The lighthouse was built in 1763 by The Mersey Docks and Harbour Company to guide shipping safel
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Holyhead Breakwater and Lighthouse
Holyhead Breakwater is situated at the north-western end of Holyhead in Anglesey in Wales. The Victorian structure, which is 1.71 miles (2.75 km) long, is the longest breakwater in the United Kingdom.
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Trwyn Du Lighthouse
Trwyn Du Lighthouse, also known as Penmon Lighthouse, is a lighthouse between Black Point near Penmon and Ynys Seiriol, or Puffin Island, at the eastern extremity of Anglesey, marking the passage betw
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Point of Ayr Lighthouse
The Point of Ayr Lighthouse, also known as the Talacre Lighthouse, is a Grade II listed building situated on the north coast of Wales, on the Point of Ayr, near the village of Talacre.
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Twr Mawr Llanddwyn Lighthouse
Tŵr Mawr lighthouse (meaning "great tower" in Welsh), on Ynys Llanddwyn on Anglesey, Wales, marks the western entrance to the Menai Strait.
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Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse
The Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse stands on the Holyhead Breakwater outside the Welsh port of Holyhead, Anglesey.
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Holyhead Mail Pier Lighthouse
Holyhead Mail Pier or Admiralty Pier Lighthouse on Salt Island, Anglesey, is an inactive lighthouse which was designed by the civil engineer John Rennie in 1821. It was built in the early 19th century
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St Tudwal’s Lighthouse
St Tudwal's Lighthouse on Saint Tudwal's Island West is active, but unstaffed. The site of the lighthouse, which marks the north end of Cardigan Bay, was purchased by Trinity House in 1876 at the sum
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New Brighton Lighthouse
New Brighton Lighthouse (also known as Perch Rock Lighthouse and called Black Rock Lighthouse in the 19th century) is a decommissioned lighthouse situated at the confluence of the River Mersey and Liv
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Amlwch Lighthouse
The Amlwch Lighthouse (Grid reference: SH 452937) is a lighthouse tower situated on the outer pier of Amlwch, at the northeast tip of Anglesey, Wales. The existing lighthouse, a square tower erected i
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South Stack Lighthouse
The South Stack Lighthouse is built on the summit of a small island off the north-west coast of Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales. It was built in 1809 to warn ships of the dangerous rocks below.
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Bardsey Lighthouse
Bardsey Lighthouse stands on the southerly tip of Bardsey Island, off the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales, and guides vessels passing through St George's Channel and the Irish Sea.
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Bidston Lighthouse
Details SJ28NE 789-1/3/161 BIRKENHEAD BIDSTON Bidston Lighthouse and Lighthouse Cottages (Formerly listed as Bidston Lighthouse and Lighthouse Cottage) 08/12/89 GV II Lighthouse with associated keeper
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Ellesmere Port Lighthouse
Details This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 February 2022 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards SJ 4077 7/37 ELLESMERE PORT & NESTON LOWER MER
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Hale Head Lighthouse
Details SJ 48 SE 4/19 28.1.71 HALE C.P. LIGHTHOUSE ROAD (off Church Road) Hale Head Lighthouse II Disused small lighthouse on top of cliff at Hale Head. Early C20 whitened brickwork circular tapering
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Hoylake Lighthouse
Details SJ 28 NW HOYLAKE VALENTIA ROAD (north side) Hoylake 4/36 Lighthouse and adjoining - Keepers house - II Lighthouse, now disused, and keeper's house. 1865. Brick with stone dressings. Octagonal.
