South Stack

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

Highlights include Holyhead Mountain and South Stack Lighthouse.

Peak
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is the highest point on , and in the county of , north . It lies about two miles west of the town of , and slopes steeply down to the on two sides.

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

Building
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Elin's Tower is a Victorian stone on , located around 2+1⁄2 miles west of . The castellated folly, which was originally used as a summer house, was built between 1820 and 1850 for the notable Stanley family from Penrhos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holyhead and Penrhosfeilw.

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

Village
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is a village in the community of , , Wales, which is 140.1 miles from and 227.5 miles from .

Suburb
is an area of , Isle of Anglesey, Wales, which is 141 miles from and 227.4 miles from .

South Stack

Latitude
53.307° or 53° 18′ 25″ north
Longitude
-4.699° or 4° 41′ 56″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q8842+QC
Geo­Names ID
2637319
Wiki­data ID
Q2346069
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Satellite Map

Discover South Stack from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“South Stack” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Ynys Lawd”
  • Cebuano: “South Stack”
  • Chinese: “南栈岛”
  • French: “South Stack”
  • German: “South Stack”
  • Italian: “South Stack”
  • Livvi: “Ynys Lawd”
  • Northern Sami: “Ynys Lawd”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “South Stack”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “South Stack”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ynys Lawd”
  • Norwegian: “South Stack”
  • Polish: “South Stack”
  • Romanian: “South Stack”
  • Russian: “Саут-Стак”
  • Russian: “Южный Стэк”
  • Swedish: “South Stack”
  • Welsh: “Ynys Lawd”

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