For a place of its size, Wales has a huge population of lighthouses. That's partly because, on my own rough estimate, about 2/3 of the country's boundary consists of coastline. (The other 1/3 being the boundary with England.) A quick look at the Lighthouse Directory Wales page will confirm this. I'll probably be coming back for more.
I saw this lighthouse in a Web article about five places to visit in north Wales. Given the number of lighthouses in Wales, that makes it pretty special. And it appears to be. And it's another one that still has its Fresnel lens.
It has a good basic Web site: South Stack
Here's some basics:
"South Stack Lighthouse was built by Mr Daniel Alexandra (engineer) and Joseph Nelson (builder) in 1808-1809. As the picture shows Captain Hugh Evans accomplished his aim to have the lighthouse constructed, all starting in 1806 when he collected facts and figures on the relevant Holy Island coastline of maritime disasters for the next twelve months, producing them to the decision makers of the time in 1807. On this, 30-meter high summit built the now famous 27.7 meters high South Stack lighthouse."A little additional info from the Lighthouse Directory:
"The island is separated from the mainland by a narrow channel crossed by a footbridge since 1828; the present bridge, built in 1997, is the third. Visitors cross the footbridge after descending 400 steps from the parking area and they must climb those steps on their return."That should be plenty of information, so now I'll provide the pictures and a video.
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