2012

SS9268 : Nash Point Lighthouse

taken 11 years ago, near to Marcross, The Vale of Glamorgan/Bro Morgannwg, Wales

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Nash Point Lighthouse
Nash Point Lighthouse
Nash Point Lighthouse (Wikipedia) LinkExternal link

The Nash Point Lighthouse is a Grade II listed building, dating from 1831–32. There are two lights, a high light and a low light, located at a distance of around 300 metres from one another. The leading light was removed during the 1920s because of the shifting location of the Nash sandbank. The lighthouse was designed by James Walker, the chief engineer for Trinity House. Its construction is said to have been spurred by the wreck of The Frolic on the Nash Sands in March 1831, which resulted in over 50 deaths, including that of Lt-Col N McLeod. The ship was on its way from Bristol to Haverfordwest. First lit in 1832, the lighthouse was electrified in 1968. Nash Point Lighthouse became the last manned lighthouse in Wales, and was automated in 1998. The lighthouse is now open to visitors, and is often used as a wedding venue; Trinity House provides public tours. The fog signal, no longer needed by ships, is sounded on the first Saturday and third Sunday of each month as an additional attraction to visitors. Currently, cottages around the lighthouse can be rented out as holiday accommodation.
Nash Point Lighthouse

Nash Point Lighthouse[edit] (Wikipedia) LinkExternal link

The Nash Point Lighthouse is a Grade II listed building, dating from 1831–32. There are two lights, a high light and a low light, located at a distance of around 300 metres from one another.[5] The leading light was removed during the 1920s because of the shifting location of the Nash sandbank.[8] The lighthouse was designed by James Walker, the chief engineer for Trinity House. Its construction is said to have been spurred by the wreck of The Frolic on the Nash Sands in March 1831,[8] which resulted in over 50 deaths, including that of Lt-Col N McLeod.[9] The ship was on its way from Bristol to Haverfordwest.[10] First lit in 1832, the lighthouse was electrified in 1968. Nash Point Lighthouse became the last manned lighthouse in Wales, and was automated in 1998. The lighthouse is now open to visitors, and is often used as a wedding venue; Trinity House provides public tours. The fog signal, no longer needed by ships, is sounded on the first Saturday and third Sunday of each month as an additional attraction to visitors.[11] Currently, cottages around the lighthouse can be rented out as holiday accommodation.[12]


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SS9268, 29 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Philip Cornwall   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 2 December, 2012   (more nearby)
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Friday, 14 August, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SS 9210 6802 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:24.0549N 3:33.1496W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SS 91903 68052
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