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An old sentinel.

            The old lighthouse, Twr Mawr (Big Tower) sits on the tip of Ynys Llanddwyn (Llanddwyn Island) overlooking the entrance to the Menai Strait at the South West tip of Ynys Môn (Anglesey).
No longer used, this building dates back to the early nineteenth century (estimated to be between 1800 and 1823) when it was originally constructed as a daymark, for daytime navigation, and was later converted to use as a lighthouse. Its name, although not in any way big, is in reference to the nearby Twr Bach (Little Tower) daymark which sits close by.
There is also a row of pilot's cottages nearby, from which pilots used to help guide boats up the treacherous Menai Strait.
The lighthouse is grade II listed.
   

Taken in: UK / Wales / Rhosyr / Newborough (show map)

Taken on: April 19, 2014

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