Elin’s Tower

Elin’s Tower is a bird hide in Trearddur Bay, Anglesey, Wales. Elin’s Tower is situated near the scenic viewpoint South Stack Lighthouse Viewpoint, as well as near the tourism office RSPB South Stack Visitor Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: South Stack and Elin’s Tower.

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.

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.

South Stack Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

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. South Stack Lighthouse is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Elin’s Tower.

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.

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 Elin’s Tower.

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.

Elin’s Tower

Type: Bird hide
Category: recreation area
Location: Trearddur Bay, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.30447° or 53° 18′ 16″ north

Longitude

-4.69334° or 4° 41′ 36″ west

Open location code

9C5Q8834+QM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 477532348

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=bird_hide

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Notable Places Nearby

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

Nearby Places

Places to explore: South Stack Cafe and Goferydd.

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