Elin's Tower, Holy Island

Name: Elin's Tower
Address: Holy Island, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Holy Island

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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. It is named after Elin, the Welsh wife of the 19th-century politician William Owen Stanley. ()

Coordinates: 53°18'16"N, 4°41'36"W

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Holy Island United Kingdom

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Elin's Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead Mountain, Holyhead Mountain Hut Circles, Caer y Twr.

~1610 ftNW
Observation decks and towers, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
South Stack Lighthouse, South Stack
8 min walk • 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.
1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Holyhead Mountain, Holy Island
25 min walk • Holyhead Mountain is the highest mountain on Holy Island, Anglesey, and the highest 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.
~1640 ftE
Nature and wildlife, Park, Prehistoric site
Holyhead Mountain Hut Circles, Holyhead
8 min walk • The Holyhead Mountain Hut Circles, also known as 'Tŷ Mawr Hut Circles', Cytiau'r Gwyddelod or the 'Irishmen's Huts', are the remains of a group of Celtic Iron Age huts near Trearddur on Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales. The site is under the care of Cadw and can be visited all year round.
1 miNE
Forts and castles
Caer y Twr, Holy Island
27 min walk • Caer y Twr is an Iron Age hillfort atop the summit of the Holyhead Mountain in Anglesey, Wales. The hillfort, which is situated among rocky outcrops, is ideally placed for defence and likely served as a watchtower and possibly as a signal tower.