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Pilot beacon (S)

A Grade II Listed Building in Cylch-y-Garn, Isle of Anglesey

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4035 / 53°24'12"N

Longitude: -4.5624 / 4°33'44"W

OS Eastings: 229749

OS Northings: 392695

OS Grid: SH297926

Mapcode National: GBR HM3P.WCB

Mapcode Global: WH41X.WQL4

Plus Code: 9C5QCC3Q+C2

Entry Name: Pilot beacon (S)

Listing Date: 27 November 2000

Last Amended: 27 November 2000

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 24434

Building Class: Maritime

ID on this website: 300024434

Location: In an isolated rural location overlooking the coast at Carmel Head. The S beacon is sited c220m SW of the other land based beacon and the 2 are aligned with the 3rd beacon, located on the islet of We

County: Isle of Anglesey

Community: Cylch-y-Garn

Community: Cylch-y-Garn

Locality: Carmel Head

Traditional County: Anglesey

Tagged with: Daymark

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History

Early C19 pilot beacon, erected by Trinity House in the 1830s. One of a pair erected at Carmel Head, used in conjunction with a beacon on West Mouse (Maen y Bugael) and the lighthouse at the Skerries as an aid to navigation into the harbour at Holyhead.

Exterior

Tall navigation marker, c10m high and 5.5m wide; built of rubble masonry, mortared, the front 'face' once heavily limewashed. Comprises raking slab angled slightly to the rear against a raking buttress. The raking buttress has a rounded head and front face has stone capping; the front face of the raking slab is set in alignment with the other 2 beacons.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a well-preserved early C19 pilot beacon or navigation marker, part of a navigational system including the lighthouse at The Skerries and other pilot beacons along the north Anglesey coast at Carmel Head.

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