List of lighthouses in Wales

This is a list of lighthouses in Wales. The list runs anticlockwise from north-east to south-east Wales.^[1][2][3]

Point Lynas

Skerries

South Stack

Bardsey

Strumble Head

South Bishop

St.Ann's Head

Mumbles

Nash Point

Flat Holm

Major lighthouses of Wales, Smalls Lighthouse not shown.

List

Lighthouse	Image	County Coordinates Grid Reference	Built	Tower Height	Elevation	Range	Notes
Point of Ayr		Clwyd 53°21′25″N 3°19′20″W / 53.3570°N 3.3222°W SJ 121 853	1776	18 m (59 ft)	Unknown	Inactive	Decommissioned in 1883
Great Orme		Gwynedd 53°20′32″N 3°52′08″W / 53.3423°N 3.8689°W SH 756 845	1862	11 m (36 ft)	Unknown	Inactive	Decommissioned in 1985
Trwyn Du		Anglesey 53°18′47″N 4°02′26″W / 53.31294°N 4.04067°W SH 644 815	1838	29 m (95 ft)	19 m (62 ft)	12 nmi (22 km)
Point Lynas		Anglesey 53°25′01″N 4°17′21″W / 53.41682°N 4.28909°W SH 479 936	1835	11 m (36 ft)	39 m (128 ft)	18 nmi (33 km)
Amlwch		Anglesey 53°24′55″N 4°19′59″W / 53.4154°N 4.333°W SH 452 937	1853	11 m (36 ft)	Unknown	Inactive	Decommissioned in the 1970s
Skerries		Anglesey 53°25′16″N 4°36′30″W / 53.4212°N 4.6083°W SH 268 948	1717	23 m (75 ft)	36 m (118 ft)	20 nmi (37 km)
Holyhead Mail Pier		Anglesey 53°18′51″N 4°37′12″W / 53.3142°N 4.6199°W SH 256 829	1821	15 m (49 ft)	Unknown	Inactive	Decommissioned
Holyhead Breakwater		Anglesey 53°19′54″N 4°37′12″W / 53.3317°N 4.62°W SH 257 848	1873	19 m (62 ft)	21 m (69 ft)	14 nmi (26 km)
South Stack		Anglesey 53°18′24″N 4°41′58″W / 53.3068°N 4.6995°W SH 202 823	1809	28 m (92 ft)	60 m (197 ft)	24 nmi (44 km)
Llanddwyn Island		Anglesey 53°08′07″N 4°24′56″W / 53.1352°N 4.4155°W SH 385 625	1845	11 m (36 ft)	Unknown	Inactive	Decommissioned in 1975
Llanddwyn Twr Bach		Anglesey 53°08′03″N 4°24′46″W / 53.1342°N 4.4128°W SH 385 625	1800s	5 m (16 ft)	12 m (39 ft)	7 nmi (13 km)
Bardsey		Gwynedd 52°45′00″N 4°47′59″W / 52.74996°N 4.79961°W SH 111 206	1821	30 m (98 ft)	39 m (128 ft)	18 nmi (33 km)
St Tudwal's		Gwynedd 52°47′53″N 4°28′17″W / 52.79818°N 4.47138°W SH 334 252	1877	11 m (36 ft)	46 m (151 ft)	14 nmi (26 km)
Strumble Head		Pembrokeshire 52°01′47″N 5°04′26″W / 52.02972°N 5.07391°W SM 892 413	1908	17 m (56 ft)	45 m (148 ft)	26 nmi (48 km)
South Bishop		Pembrokeshire 51°51′10″N 5°24′43″W / 51.85266°N 5.41195°W SM 651 226	1839	11 m (36 ft)	44 m (144 ft)	16 nmi (30 km)
Smalls		Pembrokeshire 51°43′16″N 5°40′11″W / 51.72121°N 5.66984°W SM 467 089	1861	33 m (108 ft)	36 m (118 ft)	18 nmi (33 km)
Skokholm		Pembrokeshire 51°41′38″N 5°17′13″W / 51.69387°N 5.28698°W SM 729 046	1916	18 m (59 ft)	54 m (177 ft)	8 nmi (15 km)
St.Ann's Head		Pembrokeshire 51°40′53″N 5°10′25″W / 51.68126°N 5.17373°W SM 806 028	1841	13 m (43 ft)	48 m (157 ft)	18 nmi (33 km)
St.Ann's Head High		Pembrokeshire 51°40′57″N 5°10′32″W / 51.6824°N 5.1755°W SM 806 029	1714	23 m (75 ft)	Unknown	Inactive	Decommissioned in 1910
Great Castle Head		Pembrokeshire 51°42′36″N 5°07′00″W / 51.71°N 5.1167°W SM 847 060	1870	5 m (16 ft)	27 m (89 ft)	5 nmi (9 km)
Little Castle Head		Pembrokeshire 51°43′00″N 5°06′30″W / 51.7167°N 5.1083°W SM 848 061	Unknown	26 m (85 ft)	53 m (174 ft)	15 nmi (28 km)
Watwick Point		Pembrokeshire 51°41′48″N 5°09′12″W / 51.6967°N 5.1533°W SM 821 044	Unknown	50 m (164 ft)	80 m (262 ft)	15 nmi (28 km)
West Blockhouse Point		Pembrokeshire 51°41′18″N 5°09′30″W / 51.6883°N 5.1583°W SM 818 035	Unknown	14 m (46 ft)	54 m (177 ft)	9 nmi (17 km)
Caldey		Pembrokeshire 51°37′54″N 4°41′03″W / 51.63156°N 4.68427°W SS 143 959	1829	16 m (52 ft)	65 m (213 ft)	13 nmi (24 km)
Saundersfoot		Pembrokeshire 51°42′36″N 4°41′42″W / 51.71°N 4.695°W SN 138 047	1848	5 m (16 ft)	7 m (23 ft)	7 nmi (13 km)
Burry Port		Carmarthenshire 51°40′39″N 4°15′04″W / 51.6775°N 4.2512°W SN 444 000	1842	6 m (20 ft)	7 m (23 ft)	7 nmi (13 km)
Whiteford		Swansea 51°37′31″N 4°15′04″W / 51.6252°N 4.2511°W SS 443 973	1865	14 m (46 ft)	Unknown	Inactive	Decommissioned in 1926
Mumbles		Swansea 51°34′01″N 3°58′16″W / 51.56685°N 3.97103°W SS 634 872	1794	17 m (56 ft)	35 m (115 ft)	15 nmi (28 km)
Porthcawl		Bridgend 51°28′24″N 3°42′00″W / 51.4733°N 3.7°W SS 821 763	1860	9 m (30 ft)	10 m (33 ft)	6 nmi (11 km)
Nash Point		Vale of Glamorgan 51°24′03″N 3°33′08″W / 51.40085°N 3.55213°W SS 921 680	1832	37 m (121 ft)	56 m (184 ft)	21 nmi (39 km)
Nash Point Low		Vale of Glamorgan 51°24′04″N 3°33′24″W / 51.4012°N 3.5566°W SS 918 681	1832	20 m (66 ft)	Unknown	Inactive	Decommissioned in 1900s
Flat Holm		Cardiff 51°22′32″N 3°07′07″W / 51.37564°N 3.11871°W ST 222 647	1737	30 m (98 ft)	50 m (164 ft)	15 nmi (28 km)
Barry Docks Breakwater		Vale of Glamorgan 51°23′24″N 3°17′06″W / 51.39°N 3.285°W ST 125 665	1890	9 m (30 ft)	12 m (39 ft)	10 nmi (19 km)
Monkstone		Vale of Glamorgan 51°24′54″N 3°06′00″W / 51.415°N 3.1°W ST 235 691	1993	23 m (75 ft)	21 m (69 ft)	12 nmi (22 km)
West Usk		Monmouthshire 51°35′26″N 2°59′32″W / 51.5906°N 2.9921°W ST 311 829	1821	17 m (56 ft)	Unknown	Inactive	Decommissioned in 1922
East Usk		Monmouthshire 51°32′24″N 2°58′01″W / 51.5399°N 2.967°W ST 330 828	1893	11 m (36 ft)	11 m (36 ft)	11 nmi (20 km)

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

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.

External links

Media related to Lighthouses in Wales at Wikimedia Commons

• Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales in English and Welsh