Elin’s Tower
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.Photo: SteveCymro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: tower on Holy Island, Anglesey
- Also known as: “Ellen’s Tower (Twr Ellin)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Stack and South Stack Lighthouse.
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.
South Stack Lighthouse
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. South Stack Lighthouse is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Elin’s Tower.
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.
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
- Category: folly
- Location: Trearddur Bay, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.30444° or 53° 18′ 16″ northLongitude
-4.69325° or 4° 41′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C5Q8834+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 376488822OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5361076
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In Other Languages
“Elin’s Tower” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Tŵr Elin”
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Highlights include South Stack Lighthouse Viewpoint and RSPB South Stack Visitor Centre.
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