I have featured several lighthouses in Wales before, some of which were located on places that were hard to pronounce. OK, this one is too. It's located on the island of Ynys Llanddwyn, which is pronounced "anis shan-dwyn", and its actual name is Tŵr Mawr, pronounced "tour marr", and which means "great tower".
So where is this lighthouse on Ynys Llanddwyn? Well, it's located here. It might not look like an island, but when the tide is high, it is. I zoomed out so it's possible to see where it is with respect to Liverpool.
This one is fairly famous, because it's hard to sail into or out of the Irish Sea without going by it. It doesn't look like a "classic" lighthouse, because it might have been a windmill first.
Wikipedia has this entry about it; below is what the Lighthouse Directory includes.
"1845. Inactive since 1975 but charted as a daybeacon. 11 m (36 ft) round old-style stone tower attached to a keeper's house; photos appear to show abandoned lights atop the tower. Lighthouse painted white. ... In 2004 the lighthouse was repainted with its lower half red for its appearance in the movie Half Light starring Demi Moore. ... Located at the southern tip of the peninsula, a short distance west of the active beacon."Now for the pictures. There are some good ones.
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