Admiralty Arch, Holyhead

Admiralty Arch, in , , 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.
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  • 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.

Islet
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is joined to , in . It is a natural provider of shelter for the town's Old Harbour from the and is part of the Port of Holyhead. is situated 970 feet north of Admiralty Arch, Holyhead.

Building
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is a building.

Lighthouse
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Holyhead Mail Pier or Admiralty Pier Lighthouse on , is an inactive lighthouse which was designed by the civil engineer John Rennie in 1821. is situated 1,000 feet east of Admiralty Arch, Holyhead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porth-y-Felin and Penrhosfeilw.

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

Village
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is a village in the community of , , Wales, which is 140.1 miles from and 227.5 miles from . is situated 2 miles southwest of Admiralty Arch, Holyhead.

Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trearddur or is a village, seaside resort and community south of on the west coast of off the north-west coast of in .

Admiralty Arch, Holyhead

Latitude
53.31422° or 53° 18′ 51″ north
Longitude
-4.62475° or 4° 37′ 29″ west
Open location code
9C5Q897G+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 562963199
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data 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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Highlights include Armenia Chapel and Holyhead English Methodist Church.

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