Skerries Lighthouse
The Skerries Lighthouse was first lit on the highest point of the largest island in The Skerries, Isle of Anglesey after 1716. A patent for the lighthouse was subsequently obtained in 1824.Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse on The Skerries, Anglesey, Wales
- Also known as: “The Skerries Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Skerries and West Mouse.
The Skerries
Island
Photo: Nick R, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Skerries, coming from the Old Norse word sker, are a group of sparsely vegetated rocky islets, with a total area of about 17 hectares lying 3 kilometres offshore from Carmel Head at the northwest corner of Anglesey, Wales.
West Mouse
Island
Photo: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Mouse is an islet lying 1.1 kilometres off the north-west coast of Anglesey, Wales. Its maximum dimensions are 92 by 82 metres, with an area of 1.2 acres. West Mouse is situated 2 miles east of Skerries Lighthouse.
Carmel Head
Photo: Ian Warburton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carmel Head is a prominent coastal headland on the northwest tip of the island of Anglesey. It is a designated SSSI because of its geological interest for the Carmel Head Thrust fault where Precambrian rocks have been pushed over younger Ordovician rocks creating the Carmel Head thrust. Carmel Head is situated 2 miles southeast of Skerries Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Church Bay and Rhydwyn.
Church Bay
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church Bay is a small hamlet on the west coast of the Isle of Anglesey near the village of Rhyd-wyn.
Rhydwyn
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Smethurst, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhydwyn is a village in the community of Cylch-y-Garn, in the north west of Anglesey, Wales. Rhydwyn is named after a little stream that once crossed the centre of the village. "Rhyd" meaning Ford and "Wyn" white. It now runs through a culvert under the road. Rhydwyn is situated 4½ miles southeast of Skerries Lighthouse.
Llanrhuddlad
Hamlet
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanrhuddlad, also spelled Llanrhyddlad, is a hamlet in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It is located in the community of Cylch-y-Garn, 5 miles from Holyhead, 142 miles from Cardiff and 225 miles from London. Until 1984, Llanrhuddlad was a community itself. Llanrhuddlad is situated 5 miles southeast of Skerries Lighthouse.
Skerries Lighthouse
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cylch-y-Garn, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.42119° or 53° 25′ 16″ northLongitude
-4.60827° or 4° 36′ 30″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
9C5QC9CR+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1556397155OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11610208Wikidata ID
Q15278045
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Skerries Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare des Skerries”
- French: “Phare des Skerries”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska Skerries”
- Welsh: “Goleudy’r Moelrhoniaid”
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