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This minor lighthouse that is at the end of pier to a small port is a part of a larger heritage site. The Amlwch lighthouse is a square 15ft tower situated on the outer pier of Amlwch, at the northeast tip of Anglesey in Wales.
Photo from Geograph The existing lighthouse, a square tower erected in 1853, is the fourth on this site, the first probably in 1817. It has original fine, but battered, ashlar masonry to a height of 4.6 metres (15ft), the present lantern was added on top at a later date. History Two short piers at Amlwch were built following a private Act of Parliament of 1743, when the harbour was improved. Two octagonal houses with small lanterns, protruding from the roof, were added. They were described in the New Seaman’s Guide as "small white houses displaying lights at night". In 1816 an outer pier, about 46 metres (151ft) long, was built to give shipping extra protection inside the harbour. In 1817, a small lighthouse with a light 8.5 metres (28ft) above high water mark was built, subsequently replaced with the present lighthouse. There are, like many, variations to this story, some say it was built in 1853, others sources including Findlay's 1879 list say the building is the 1817 original. The drydock and lighthouse on the small creek at Amlwch once served the shipping of one of the largest copper mines in Europe, located at Parys Mountain. The significance of the early copper-exporting port at Amlwch makes the lighthouse part of a heritage site of international importance.
Photo by Bob Abell
Photo from Geograph
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