Point Lynas Lighthouse, Anglesey

Name: Point Lynas Lighthouse
Address: Anglesey, United Kingdom

#37 among attractions in Anglesey

Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse

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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. The present building was built on the hilltop in 1835, so does not need a tower. Built and managed by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board, it did not come under the care of Trinity House until 1973. By 2001 the lights were fully automated, so no resident staff were needed. Whilst the light is retained in operational use, the building and associated lighthouse keepers cottages were returned to the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board who sold them to be a private home and holiday accommodation. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°24'39"N, 4°18'13"W

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Point Lynas Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Capel Lligwy, Amlwch Lighthouse, Parys Mountain, Mynydd Bodafon.

4.5 miSE
Church
Capel Lligwy, Anglesey
114 min walk • Capel Lligwy is a ruined chapel near Rhos Lligwy in Anglesey, north Wales, dating back to the first half of the 12th century. The chapel's original purpose is unknown, but it might have been used as a memorial chapel or in connection with a local royal court, or as a chapel of ease in a large parish with a growing population.
1.2 miW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Amlwch Lighthouse, Anglesey
32 min walk • 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.
2.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Scenic walking areas, Historic walking areas
Parys Mountain, Amlwch
72 min walk • Parys Mountain is located south of the town of Amlwch in north east Anglesey, Wales. It is the site of a large copper mine that was extensively exploited in the late 18th century.
4.6 miS
Natural attraction, Hiking trail, Park
Mynydd Bodafon, Moelfre
119 min walk • Mynydd Bodafon is a small collection of peaks including the Arwydd which is the highest point on the island of Anglesey. It lies about 2½ miles west of the coastal town of Moelfre and ⅔ of a mile south-west of the hamlet of Brynrefail.
4.5 miSE
Ruins, Monuments and statues, View point
Din Lligwy, Moelfre
116 min walk • Din Lligwy hut circle is an ancient village site near the east coast of Anglesey, close to the village of Moelfre, North Wales.
2.3 miSW
Windmill
Parys Mountain Windmill, Anglesey
58 min walk • Parys Mountain Windmill is a Grade II listed building located on the highest point of Parys Mountain near Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales. The structure was built in 1878 to assist a local copper mine in the removal of water from mine shafts. It was the last tower mill built in Wales.
4.7 miSE
Ruins, Historical place, Cemetery
Lligwy Burial Chamber, Moelfre
120 min walk • Lligwy Burial Chamber is a Neolithic burial chamber in Lligwy, near the east coast of Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom. It consists of a circle of upright stones, made into a low chamber by a very large roof slab estimated at 25 tonnes.
2 miW
Church
Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride, Amlwch
51 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.
2 miSE
Church
Old Church of St Gwenllwyfo, Anglesey
52 min walk • The Old Church of St Gwenllwyfo, Llanwenllwyfo is a medieval ruined church near Dulas, in Anglesey, Wales, perhaps built in the 15th century to replace another church from which only the 12th-century font survived.
4.3 miW
Memorial
Porth Wen Brickworks, Anglesey
111 min walk • Porth Wen Brickworks first built by Charles E Tidy, is now a disused Victorian brickworks which produced fire bricks, made from quartzite used to line steel-making furnaces.
1.7 miW
Church
St Eleth's Church, Anglesey
44 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.