Mumbles Lighthouse

Mumbles Lighthouse, completed in 1794, is a lighthouse located in , near . The structure, which sits on the outer of two islands off Mumbles Head, is clearly visible from any point along the five mile sweep of .
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Photo: lilo lil, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Swansea, Wales
  • Also known as: “Goleudy Mwmbwls”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mumbles Pier and Copperfish.

Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
The Grade II listed structure of is an 835 feet long Victorian pleasure pier built in 1898. It is located at the south-western corner of near the village of , within the city and county of , . is situated 1,400 feet northwest of Mumbles Lighthouse.

Fast food restaurant
Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fast food restaurant, which is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Mumbles Lighthouse.

Nature reserve
is a hill near the south eastern tip of the , . The hill is notable for housing four large storage tanks tunnelled into its limestone rock as part of the Swansea Main Drainage Scheme constructed in the 1930s, which helped eliminate sewage pollution in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mumbles and Oystermouth.

Village
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
is a district of , Wales, located on the south-east corner of the unitary authority area. It is also a local government community using the same name.

Suburb
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the district of , , . It is part of the Mumbles community.

Village
is a village in the city of and County of , Wales. The village is located near the just inland and uphill from Swansea Bay. The ward was a part of the Mumbles community. is situated 2 miles west of Mumbles Lighthouse.

Mumbles Lighthouse

Latitude
51.56686° or 51° 34′ 1″ north
Longitude
-3.97103° or 3° 58′ 16″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Height
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
9C3RH28H+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 169502393
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
11103261
Wiki­data ID
Q339434
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Satellite Map

Discover Mumbles Lighthouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Welsh—“Mumbles Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “মাম্বলস বাতিঘর”
  • French: “phare de Mumbles”
  • French: “Phare de Mumbles”
  • Italian: “Faro di Mumbles”
  • Japanese: “マンブルズ灯台”
  • Polish: “Latarnia morska Mumbles”
  • Welsh: “Goleudy Mwmbwls”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Thistleboon and Rotherslade.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as The Mumbles Lifeboat Station and Copperfish.

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