South Stack Lighthouse

The South Stack Lighthouse is built on the summit of a small island off the north-west coast of Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales. It was built in 1809 to warn ships of the dangerous rocks below.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: South Stack and Holyhead Mountain.

South Stack

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South Stack is an island connected by a bridge to Holy Island which is part of the island of Anglesey. It is also the name given to the land adjacent to the island.

Holyhead Mountain is the highest point on Holy Island, Anglesey, and in the county of Anglesey, north Wales. It lies about two miles west of the town of Holyhead, and slopes steeply down to the Irish Sea on two sides.

Elin’s Tower

Building

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Elin's Tower is a Victorian stone tower on Holy Island, located around 2+1⁄2 miles west of Holyhead. The castellated folly, which was originally used as a summer house, was built between 1820 and 1850 for the notable Stanley family from Penrhos. Elin’s Tower is situated 1,600 feet southeast of South Stack Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penrhosfeilw and Porth-y-Felin.

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 1½ miles southeast of South Stack Lighthouse.

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. Porth-y-Felin is situated 2½ miles east of South Stack Lighthouse.

Holyhead

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Holyhead is a small port town on Holy Island, which is narrowly separated from the larger island of Anglesey, in northwest Wales. There are many things to see such as a prehistoric village on Holyhead Mountain, South Stack Lighthouse and Holyhead Breakwater Country Park.

South Stack Lighthouse

Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse on South Stack, in Anglesey, Wales
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Trearddur Bay, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.30675° or 53° 18′ 24″ north

Longitude

-4.69956° or 4° 41′ 58″ west

Operator

Trinity House

Open location code

9C5Q8842+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1583337170

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

Wikidata ID

Q15278727

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“South Stack Lighthouse” goes by many names.

Chinese: “南栈灯塔”
Dutch: “South Stack Lighthouse”
Dutch: “Vuurtoren van South Stack”
French: “phare de South Stack”
French: “Phare de South Stack”
German: “South Stack Lighthouse”
Polish: “Latarnia morska South Stack”
Spanish: “faro de South Stack”
Spanish: “Faro de South Stack”
Welsh: “Goleudy Ynys Lawd”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: South Stack Lighthouse Viewpoint and RSPB South Stack Visitor Centre.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Elin’s Tower and Goferydd.

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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.

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