Point Lynas Lighthouse
Point Lynas Lighthouse is located on a headland in Llaneilian Community, on the north-east corner of Anglesey in North Wales. A pilot station was established on the point in 1766, to guide ships entering and leaving Liverpool, with an associated lighthouse added in 1779.Photo: Talsarnau Times, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Anonymous, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse, Grade II listed building in Anglesey, Wales; on Point Lynas, 1km approx N of Llaneilian
- Also known as: “Point Lynas Lighthouse and Telegraph Station with accommodation blocks and enclosure walls”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Eilian’s Church and Mynydd Eilian.
St Eilian’s Church
Church
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Eilian’s Church is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Point Lynas Lighthouse.
Mynydd Eilian
Peak
Mynydd Eilian, sometimes also referred as Mynydd Llaneilian, is a hill in Anglesey, Wales.
Amlwch Lighthouse
Lighthouse
The Amlwch Lighthouse 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 in 1853, is the fourth on this site. Amlwch Lighthouse is situated 2 miles west of Point Lynas Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pengorffwysfa and Nebo.
Pengorffwysfa
Hamlet
Pengorffwysfa is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It is one of several dispersed settlements in the central area of Llaneilian Community, north of Penysarn and south of Llaneilian village.
Nebo
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nebo is a hamlet in the community of Llaneilian, Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It is close to the town of Amlwch. The village is 1 mile east of Penysarn, near the top of a hill known as Mynydd Nebo. Nebo is situated 2 miles south of Point Lynas Lighthouse.
Cerrig Mân
Hamlet
Cerrig Mân is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales, in the community of Llaneilian and the electoral ward of Twrcelyn. It lies just north of Penysarn and about a mile south-east of Amlwch, on both sides of the road which links those two places. Cerrig Mân is situated 2 miles southwest of Point Lynas Lighthouse.
Point Lynas Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Llaneilian, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.41629° or 53° 24′ 59″ northLongitude
-4.28925° or 4° 17′ 21″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
9C5QCP86+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 552361746OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Point Lynas Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بوينت لينس ليقتهوس”
- Chinese: “莱纳斯角”
- Dutch: “Point Lynas Lighthouse”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Point Lynas”
- French: “phare de Point Lynas”
- French: “Phare de Point Lynas”
- Italian: “Faro di Point Lynas”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska Point Lynas”
- Welsh: “Trwyn y Balog”
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