South Stack Lighthouse

South Stack Lighthouse

Location	Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales
Coordinates	53°18′24″N 4°41′58″W / 53.30667°N 4.69944°WCoordinates: 53°18′24″N 4°41′58″W / 53.30667°N 4.69944°W
Year first constructed	1809
Automated	1983
Height	28 m (92 ft)
Focal height	60 m (200 ft)
Range	24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi)
Characteristic	White Flash every 10 seconds
Fog signal	One second Blast every 30 seconds (range of 2 nmi (3.7 km; 2.3 mi))

South Stack island and lighthouse

The South Stack Lighthouse has warned passing ships of the treacherous rock below since its completion in 1809. The 91-foot (28 m)-tall lighthouse on South Stack was designed by Daniel Alexander and the main light is visible to passing vessels for 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi), and was designed to allow safe passage for ships on the treacherous Dublin–Holyhead–Liverpool sea route. It provides the first beacon along the northern coast of Anglesey for east-bound ships. It is followed by lighthouses, fog horns and other markers at North Stack, Holyhead Breakwater, The Skerries, the Mice, Point Lynas and at the south-east tip of the island Trwyn Du. The lighthouse is operated remotely by Trinity House.^[1] It has been visited by the team at Most Haunted.

Visitors can climb to the top of the lighthouse and tour the engine room and exhibition area. The lighthouse is open seasonally.

References

1. "Trinity House - South Stack page".

External links

• South Stack Lighthouse - Trinity House