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Point of Ayr Beach Photos

Flintshire, Wales

Point of Ayr Lighthouse

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Built in 1776, to the design of Joseph Turner of Hawarden, as a landfall light marking the entrance to the Dee Estuary, and constructed following the loss of 2 Dublin packets. The structure was modelled on a pre-existing Liverpool Docks Board light at Hoylake. Trinity House assumed responsibility for the light in 1819 and rebuilt the upper section with a new lantern light. It was decommissioned in 1884

Uploaded to Flickr by Reading Tom on 6 August 2017

Creative Commons License Photo © Reading Tom, 6 August 2017. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence

Location: Talacre

Location type: Village

OS Grid: SJ120853

Country: Wales

Local Authority: Flintshire

Parish: Llanasa

Nearest postcode: CH8 9RS

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