St. Ann's Head Low Lighthouse, Pembrokeshire National Park, Wales, U.K.
View of the Fresnel lens.
The lighthouse was built in 1841, but the station dates to 1714 and there is evidence that a private lighthouse existed on this site in the 1660's. The octagonal masonry tower is 42 feet tall and is attached to a 1970's building that served as a lighthouse control site, but is now used to monitor helicopter traffic. The original first order beehive Fresnel lens remains in use, and the light signal is a white or red flash, depending on direction, every 5 seconds. There are 5 keeper's houses that are now available for rental.
Located on the point of St. Ann's Head in Pembrokeshire National Park, marking the entrance into Milford Haven.
There is a nearby "High" lighthouse, long since abandoned, that has the lantern room removed and replaced with an observation room that was used to monitor for German U-boats during WWII.
The building is now a B and B.
St. Ann's Head Low Lighthouse, Pembrokeshire National Park, Wales, U.K.
View of the Fresnel lens.
The lighthouse was built in 1841, but the station dates to 1714 and there is evidence that a private lighthouse existed on this site in the 1660's. The octagonal masonry tower is 42 feet tall and is attached to a 1970's building that served as a lighthouse control site, but is now used to monitor helicopter traffic. The original first order beehive Fresnel lens remains in use, and the light signal is a white or red flash, depending on direction, every 5 seconds. There are 5 keeper's houses that are now available for rental.
Located on the point of St. Ann's Head in Pembrokeshire National Park, marking the entrance into Milford Haven.
There is a nearby "High" lighthouse, long since abandoned, that has the lantern room removed and replaced with an observation room that was used to monitor for German U-boats during WWII.
The building is now a B and B.