Amlwch Lighthouse, Anglesey

Name: Amlwch Lighthouse
Address: Anglesey, United Kingdom

#7 among attractions in Anglesey

Top attraction, Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse

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The Amlwch Lighthouse is a lighthouse tower situated on the outer pier of Amlwch, at the northeast tip of Anglesey, Wales. The existing lighthouse, a square tower erected in 1853, is the fourth on this site. It has original fine, but battered, ashlar masonry to a height of 4.6 metres; the present lantern was added on top at a later date. ()

Coordinates: 53°24'55"N, 4°19'59"W

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Anglesey United Kingdom

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Amlwch Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride, St Eleth's Church, Point Lynas Lighthouse, Kings Head.

0.8 miW
Church
Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride, Amlwch
21 min walk • Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride is a Roman Catholic church in Amlwch, a town on the island of Anglesey, north Wales. It was built in the 1930s to a design by an Italian architect, Giuseppe Rinvolucri, using reinforced concrete.
0.6 miSW
Church
St Eleth's Church, Anglesey
16 min walk • St Eleth's Church, Amlwch is a parish church built in the Neo-classical style in 1800 in Amlwch, a town on the island of Anglesey in north Wales. It stands on the site of earlier buildings, with the first church here said to have been established by St Elaeth in the 6th century.
1.2 miE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Point Lynas Lighthouse, Anglesey
32 min walk • Point Lynas Lighthouse is located on a headland in Llaneilian Community, on the north-east corner of Anglesey in North Wales. A pilot station was established on the point in 1766, to guide ships entering and leaving Liverpool, with an associated lighthouse added in 1779.
0.7 miSW
Nightlife
Kings Head, Amlwch
17 min walk • The King's Head, Amlwch is a public house situated in Salem Street, one of the main streets in Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales. The pub name is one of many King's Heads found all over the United Kingdom. It is named after Henry VII of England, who was born in Wales in 1457. "The Kings"...
1 miSW
Windmill
Melin Adda, Anglesey
27 min walk • Melin Adda is a windmill near Amlwch, Ynys Môn, which was built in the 1790s and closed down in 1912. The mill was turned into a house in the 1970s. Nearby stood another mill, which was water driven, a much older mill, dating back to 1352.