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.
- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of 20 feet (6 metres)
- …is also known as “The Skerries Lighthouse”
- Description: lighthouse on The Skerries, Anglesey, Wales
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Skerries and West Mouse.
West Mouse
Island
West Mouse is an islet lying 1.1 kilometres off the north-west coast of Anglesey, Wales. West Mouse is situated 2 miles east of Skerries Lighthouse.
Carmel Head
Carmel Head is a prominent coastal headland on the northwest tip of the island of Anglesey. Carmel Head is situated 2 miles southeast of Skerries Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Church Bay and Rhydwyn.
Church Bay
Church Bay is a small hamlet on the west coast of the Isle of Anglesey near the village of Rhyd-wyn.
Rhydwyn
Hamlet
Rhydwyn is a village in the community of Cylch-y-Garn, in the north west of Anglesey, Wales. Rhydwyn is situated 4½ miles southeast of Skerries Lighthouse.
Llanrhuddlad
Hamlet
Llanrhuddlad, also spelled Llanrhyddlad, is a hamlet in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. Llanrhuddlad is situated 5 miles southeast of Skerries Lighthouse.
Skerries Lighthouse
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Latitude
53.42119° or 53° 25′ 16″ north
Longitude
-4.60827° or 4° 36′ 30″ west
Open location code
9C5QC9CR+FM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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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”
Localities in the Area
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