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Bardsey Island Lighthouse. Wales, U.K.

The fog finally liftrd enough to see the lighthouse.

 

The lighthouse was built in 1821. The square masonry tower is 98 feet tall and painted with red and white bands. There are 3 one story keeper's cottages available for rental, although it requires a boat to get to the island, which is a nature preserve. The light signal is 5 red flashes every 15 seconds. The original Fresnel lens was removed in 2014 and replaced with an LED. The structure on the far right is the fog signal building.

 

The one available boat to service our tour group could only carry 7-8 passengers at one time, which resulted in 3 trips. The photos taken in the dense fog were from the first boat trip. The fog finally lifted by the time of the third boat trip.

 

The lighthouse marks the north entrance to Cardigan Bay

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Uploaded on August 24, 2016
Taken on July 17, 2016