Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse

The Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse stands on the Holyhead Breakwater outside the Welsh port of Holyhead, Anglesey.

Photo: Robert Linsdell, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Salt Island and Holyhead Maritime Museum.

Salt Island

Islet

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Salt Island is joined to Holy Island, Anglesey, in North Wales. It is a natural provider of shelter for the town's Old Harbour from the Irish Sea and is part of the Port of Holyhead. Salt Island is situated 1 mile south of Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse.

Holyhead Maritime Museum

Museum

Photo: Cls14, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Holyhead Maritime Museum is a maritime museum located in Holyhead, North Wales. Housed in what is claimed to be the oldest lifeboat station in Wales, it houses a number of collections. Holyhead Maritime Museum is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse.

Holyhead Mail Pier Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Talsarnau Times, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Holyhead Mail Pier or Admiralty Pier Lighthouse on Salt Island, Anglesey, is an inactive lighthouse which was designed by the civil engineer John Rennie in 1821. Holyhead Mail Pier Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles south of Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porth-y-Felin and Llanfwrog.

Porth-y-Felin

Suburb

Porth-y-Felin is an area of Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, which is 141 miles from Cardiff and 227.4 miles from London.

Llanfwrog

Village

Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanfwrog is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It lies about 4 miles to the northeast of Holyhead. The village lies near the coast about a mile east of Beach Gribin. Llanfwrog is situated 2½ miles east of Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse.

Penrhosfeilw

Village

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Penrhosfeilw is a village in the community of Trearddur, Anglesey, Wales, which is 140.1 miles from Cardiff and 227.5 miles from London. Penrhosfeilw is situated 3 miles southwest of Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse.

Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse

Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse at Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.33092° or 53° 19′ 51″ north

Longitude

-4.61928° or 4° 37′ 9″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

9C5Q89JJ+97

OpenStreetMap ID

way 367508070

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

GeoNames ID

12110725

Wikidata ID

Q15224746

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Welsh—“Holyhead Breakwater Lighthouse” goes by many names.

French: “phare d’Holyhead”
French: “Phare d’Holyhead”
Welsh: “Goleudy Breakwater Caergybi”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Holyhead Port and Nimrod Rocks.

Nearby Places

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