Admiralty Arch, Holyhead
Admiralty Arch, in Holyhead, Anglesey, was built in 1824 to mark the end of Thomas Telford's Holyhead road. The arch was designed by Thomas Harrison and its main purpose was to commemorate the visit of King George IV in August 1821.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Monument
- Description: arch in Holyhead, Wales
- Also known as: “Admiralty Arch”, “George IV Arch”, and “George IV Arch, Salt Island”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Salt Island and Harbour Office, Salt Island.
Salt Island
Islet
Salt Island is joined to Holy Island, Anglesey, in North Wales. It is a natural provider of shelter for the town's Old Harbour from the Irish Sea and is part of the Port of Holyhead. Salt Island is situated 970 feet north of Admiralty Arch, Holyhead.
Harbour Office, Salt Island
Building
Photo: SteveCymro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harbour Office, Salt Island is a building.
Holyhead Mail Pier Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Talsarnau Times, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holyhead Mail Pier or Admiralty Pier Lighthouse on Salt Island, Anglesey, is an inactive lighthouse which was designed by the civil engineer John Rennie in 1821. Holyhead Mail Pier Lighthouse is situated 1,000 feet east of Admiralty Arch, Holyhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porth-y-Felin and Penrhosfeilw.
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.
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 2 miles southwest of Admiralty Arch, Holyhead.
Trearddur Bay
Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trearddur or Trearddur Bay is a village, seaside resort and community south of Holyhead on the west coast of Holy Island off the north-west coast of Anglesey in Wales.
Admiralty Arch, Holyhead
- Categories: triumphal arch and historic site
- Location: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.31422° or 53° 18′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.62475° or 4° 37′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C5Q897G+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 562963199OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q17741872
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In Other Languages
“Admiralty Arch, Holyhead” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Arch Siôr IV, Ynys Halen”
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