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.Photo: Tim Herrick, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Stack and Holyhead Mountain.
South Stack
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Peak
Photo: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
Photo: SteveCymro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.30675° or 53° 18′ 24″ northLongitude
-4.69956° or 4° 41′ 58″ westOperator
Trinity HouseOpen location code
9C5Q8842+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1583337170OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q15278727
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Satellite Map
Discover South Stack Lighthouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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 include South Stack Lighthouse Viewpoint and RSPB South Stack Visitor Centre.
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