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

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Location: Talacre

Location type: Village

OS Grid: SJ120853

Coordinates: 53°21'28"N 3°19'21"W

Mapcode: GBR 5Y7M.F0

What 3 Words: squashes.cape.trip

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

Country: Wales

Local Authority: Flintshire

Parish: Llanasa

Nearest postcode: CH8 9RS

(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)