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Lighthouse-related posts by Warren Kovach, local history author (@angleseyhistory.bsky.social). New book "Lighthouses of Wales", from Amberley: www.amberley-books.com/lighthouses-… Website: lighthouses.wales

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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The historic Welsh lighthouse crowned UK’s most unusual hotel - nation.cymru/culture/the-...
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The historic Welsh building crowned UK's most unusual hotel
Nation.Cymru staff While many travellers opt for familiar hotel chains when planning a night away, there are countless quirky, unconventional, and one-of-a-kind hotels across the country offering trul...
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A day of music from lighthouses around Britain and Ireland is just starting now on BBC Radio 3! "Where the Light Sings" www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Radio 3 - Listen Live - BBC Sounds
Listen live to Radio 3 on BBC Sounds
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
BBC Radio 3 will be broadcasting live from lighthouses around Britain and Ireland, including Strumble Head in Wales. "Where the Light Sings" will be on 26 Sept, 8am-8pm. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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BBC Radio 3 travels around Britain's coastline in a twelve-hour live relay of music, stories and sound from six lighthouses
BBC Radio 3's "Where the Light Sings" is a unique twelve-hour live musical adventure, connecting some of Britain's wildest coastal locations
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
My latest acquisition - a stereoview photograph of South Stack, taken by Francis Bedford ca 1865, one of the first photographs ever of the lighthouse! Find out more about the lighthouse at lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
Stereoview of South Stack lighthouse
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The glass pioneers who built lighthouse lenses used around the world www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Black Country glass pioneers who helped illuminate the globe
The legacy of Chance Glassworks in Smethwick is being celebrated with a new play and other projects.
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I'm enjoying reading the latest addition to my lighthouse library, a first edition of the 1959 book written by the last of the famous Stevenson line of Scottish lighthouse builders. I've now added it to my webpage of favourite lighthouse books: lighthouses.wales/lighthouse_b...
A book entitled The World's Lighthouses Before 1820 by D Alan Stevenson
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Mumbles lighthouse features in a full page newspaper ad today for Great Western Railway. Read about the lighthouse on my website: lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
Newspaper ad for Great Western Railway, with Mumbles lighthouse
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Great video of the story of turning a historic lighthouse in Lake Erie, Ohio, USA (near where I grew up!) into a unique home. www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Sk...
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She lives in an abandoned lighthouse?? Trash to treasure
YouTube video by Tiny House Giant Journey
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
There will be no tours of South Stack lighthouse this autumn after 14 Sept. The tower and buildings are getting painted so they will be bright and clean when it reopens in Spring 2027.
Poster with text: YNYS LAWD SOUTH STACK LIGHTHOUSE WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN 14TH SEPTEMBER 2026 AND 30 OCTOBER 2026 FOR ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE WORK. We thank you for your understanding. We look forward to welcoming you back.
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@s4r4h-l @s4r4h-l.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
#MondayMagic Views of #NorthWales and #Anglesey. No wonder I keep returning 😍 Stunning place filled with special flora and fauna. @visitwales.bsky.social @lighthousewales.bsky.social @stormhour.com
Top 3; South Stack lighthouse, Ellin Tower above Llandudno West Bay
Bottom; Sychnant Pass looking down to the sea, another view of South stack and Anglesey coast
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Flat Holm heritage project wins awards: nation.cymru/news/island-...
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Island heritage project wins top awards
Mark Mansfield A major heritage restoration project has won two national construction awards in recognition of work to preserve historic buildings, improve wildlife habitats and boost public access. T...
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Over the past four weeks I've travelled between the southern and northern extremities of Ireland, from Mizen Head to Malin Head, visiting lighthouses along the way. Here are a few of them; the first set is from counties Cork and Wexford, the other from Down, Antrim and Donegal.
Collage of eight lighthouses in IrelandCollage of eight lighthouses in Ireland
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I'm pleased to hear that the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea will be putting the South Bishop Lighthouse Fresnel lens on display. It will be fully rotating, with visitors invited to wind the clockwork mechanism! www.linkedin.com/posts/nicole...
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The best first day back at work: spent on a visit to the workshop where our South Bishop Lighthouse optic is currently getting prepared for display. The lighthouse was built in 1839 to aid vessels… |...
The best first day back at work: spent on a visit to the workshop where our South Bishop Lighthouse optic is currently getting prepared for display. The lighthouse was built in 1839 to aid vessels al...
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
If you are visiting Oriel Môn in Llangefni you can pick up both my Lighthouses of Wales book and Ian Jones' excellent South Stack book. Or get my book online at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
Lighthouse books on display at Oriel Môn, Llangefni
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
If you happen to be at @storielbangor.bsky.social in Bangor, you can pick up a copy of my Lighthouses of Wales book in their shop. Or get a signed copy from me at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
The Lighthouses of Wales book on display at Storiel, Bangor
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Did you know South Stack lighthouse once had a telegraph station, relaying messages from approaching ships to the Liverpool docks? Check out my latest blog about the station and the people who ran it at www.anglesey-history.co.uk/the-south-st...
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The South Stack Telegraph Station - Anglesey History
Another nice eBay find has dropped through the letterbox. I’m always on the lookout for items related to Welsh lighthouses (some of which have appeared in my latest book Lighthouses of Wales). I recen...
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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Skokholm lighthouse last week, backed by dramatic outcrops & facing south-west across wide seas at the mouth of the Bristol Channel Completed in 1915, it is the last traditionally built lighthouse in Britain - now owned by @wtsww.bsky.social 📷 My own
A white lighthouse partly behind a rock outcrop
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
The latest addition to the #LighthouseLibrary. #lighthouse #booksky @lighthousewales.bsky.social
A book cover, with the title "Lighthouses of Wales" and the author's name (Warren Kovach) on a wool rug with yellow and blue geometric patterns on a dark red background.
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I'll be giving a talk about the Lighthouses of Wales tomorrow, 15 April, 7pm, for Menai Heritage (across from Waitrose, Menai Bridge). All welcome! More info on my Lighthouses book at www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/lightho...
Poster for four talks at Menai Heritage about lighthouses and bridgesBook cover of Lighthouses of Wales by Warren Kovach
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
"I'll have a pint of lighthouse, please". I recently found this beer tap badge, with Nash Point lighthouse, on eBay. Has anyone tried Light Headed from Vale of Glamorgan brewery?
Beer tap badge showing Nash Point lighthouse
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
It was great to see a review of my Lighthouses of Wales book in Amateur Photographer magazine, saying ‘…from a photography perspective, it’s illustrated beautifully’ Available from all good bookshops in Wales, online dealers, or get your signed copy from me at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
Screenshot of a review of the Lighthouses of Wales book in Amateur Photographer, 7 Apr 2026
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The latest Flash journal from lighthouse authority Trinity House has a very interesting article about the modernisation programme just completed at the Skerries lighthouse, off Anglesey. Download the PDF here: www.trinityhouse.co.uk/asset/5898/d...
Article from the Trinity House journal Flash, about the modernisation of the Skerries lighthouse.
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I'm having fun spotting my Lighthouses of Wales book on shelves around Wales: Browsers in Porthmadog, Waterstones in Aberystwyth, and Awen Menai in Menai Bridge. Get your copy at your local bookshop, or get a signed copy direct from me at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
Lighthouses of Wales book at Browser's, PorthmadogLighthouses of Wales book at Waterstones, AberystwythLighthouses of Wales book at Awen Menai, Menai Bridge
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I'll be giving a talk about the Lighthouses of Wales on 15 April, 7pm, for Menai Heritage (across from Waitrose, Menai Bridge). All welcome! More info on my Lighthouses book at www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/lightho...
Poster for four talks at Menai Heritage about lighthouses and bridgesBook cover of Lighthouses of Wales by Warren Kovach
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
An unexpected treat just started on BBC Radio 4: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Artworks - The Last Sweeping Beams - BBC Sounds
Helen Mort explores the allure of the lighthouse as their sweeping beams are modernised.
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
I'll be giving a talk today (17 March, 2pm) about the Lighthouses of Wales at Pentraeth Memorial Hall; all welcome! I'll be selling copies of my book, also available on my website: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
Poster about a talk by Warren Kovach on Lighthouses of WalesCover of the book Lighthouses of Wales by Warren Kovach
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I'll be giving a talk about the Lighthouses of Wales at Pentraeth Memorial Hall next week (17 March, 2pm); all welcome!
Post about a talk by Warren Kovach on Lighthouses of Wales
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Are you fascinated or curious about lighthouses? For #WorldBookDay, check out my Lighthouses of Wales book: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-... #LighthouseBooks #Lighthouses
Cover of the book Lighthouses of Wales
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
My latest find on eBay; a nice postcard of the Skerries Lighthouse, from around 1904, and a recent photo. The first lighthouse here was built 1717. Read more about it in my book Lighthouses of Wales: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
Postcard of Skerries Lighthouse, around 1904Photo of Skerries LighthouseCover of the book Lighthouses of Wales
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
With Fresnel lenses being removed from many lighthouses during lighting system upgrades (including the Skerries last year), it is heartening to see this company in Florida making brand-new and very beautiful replica optics! www.artworks-florida.com
Screenshot of Artworks Florida - Classic Fresnel Lenses web site
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
South Stack lighthouse was first lit #OnThisDay in 1809. Find out more about the lighthouse on my website lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou..., and also my book Lighthouses of Wales : lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
Image of South Stack lighthouse at sunset
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The 1994 book Lighthouses of Wales, by archaeologist Douglas B Hague, is available as a free download from @rcahmwales.bsky.social until 14 Feb 2026. This excellent book is out of print, but the download usually costs £2.99. Get it here: shop.rcahmw.gov.uk/collections/...
Cover of the book Lighthouses of Wales by Douglas B Hague
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Have you got your copy yet? Order a signed copy of my book Lighthouses of Wales direct from me at: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
Screenshot of a Facebook message about the book Lighthouses of Wales
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I've lately had a nice companion on my second computer screen - live streaming of Marblehead Lighthouse on the shore of Lake Erie, Ohio, USA, near to where I grew up. You can watch it at www.shoresandislands.com/communities/... @uslhs.bsky.social @pharology.bsky.social
Image of live streaming of Marblehead lighthouse on Lake Erie, Ohio
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
My lighthouse presents this year; Trwyn Du on Anglesey and The ancient Pharos of Alexandria. Nadolig Llawen/Merry Christmas!
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
The lighthouse on Bardsey Island/Ynys Enlli was first lit on this day in 1821. It is the tallest square lighthouse in Britain. It also features on the back cover of my new book Lighthouses of Wales. Find out more at lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
Back and front cover of the book Lighthouses of Wales
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Anglesey History @angleseyhistory.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The Little Girl’s Lighthouse - who were the receiver and sender of this intriguing postcard showing South Stack lighthouse? Latest blog from the author of the new book "Lighthouses of Wales". www.anglesey-history.co.uk/the-little-g...
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The Little Girl’s Lighthouse - Anglesey History
Readers of this blog will know that I’m regularly trawling eBay for old postcards depicting Anglesey sights (or more recently, the Lighthouses of Wales, while writing my new book). Every day I get ema...
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Every time we get stormy weather in Wales I look forward to seeing press photos of Porthcawl lighthouse being hammered by the waves! nation.cymru/news/flood-w...
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Flood warnings issued and homes without power due to Storm Bram
Over 70 flood alerts and warnings are in place with some homes left without powers as Storm Bram batters Wales. Heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected to cause disruption across parts of the cou...
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Anglesey History @angleseyhistory.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Give the gift of Anglesey History for Christmas! Order signed copies of my books from www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/warren-...
Covers of books by Warren Kovach
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Take a lovely flight over the lighthouse of Ynys Enlli/Bardsey Island, from @rcahmwales.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEjN... You can read more about the lighthouse on my web site: lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
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Ynys Enlli / Bardsey Island
YouTube video by CBHC - RCAHMW
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
‘.…a well-balanced and eminently readable account of the past, present and future of lighthouses in the ancient kingdom.’ An excellent review of my new book, Lighthouses of Wales, from the ALK Lamp Journal. Get your signed copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
Closeup of a page with a book review of the Lighthouses of Wales.Cover of the latest Lamp journal from the Association of Lighthouse Keepers.
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
The lamp at the Great Orme lighthouse was lit #OnThisDay in 1862. It guided ships to Liverpool until 1985, when it was converted to a B&B. The old Fresnel lens is now in the Great Orme Visitor Centre. Read more, and buy my Lighthouses of Wales book, at lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
The Great Orme lighthouseThe Fresnel lens from The Great Orme lighthouseBook cover - Lighthouses of Wales by Warren Kovach
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
The Little Girl’s Lighthouse - who were the receiver and sender of this intriguing postcard showing South Stack lighthouse? Latest blog from the author of the new book "Lighthouses of Wales". www.anglesey-history.co.uk/the-little-g...
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The Little Girl’s Lighthouse - Anglesey History
Readers of this blog will know that I’m regularly trawling eBay for old postcards depicting Anglesey sights (or more recently, the Lighthouses of Wales, while writing my new book). Every day I get ema...
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Caerdydd! Mae fy llyfr newydd Lighthouses of Wales ar gael nawr yn siop lyfrau Cant a Mil. Cardiff! My new book Lighthouses of Wales is now available at Cant a Mil bookshop. cantamil.com/products/lig...
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Lighthouses of Wales
Yn y llyfr hwn cawn hanes datblygiad goleudai Cymru yn ogystal â hanes y bobl oedd yn eu dylunio a'u cadw.  -- This book looks at the development of lighthouses in Wales, how they have been operated o...
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Caerdydd! Mae fy llyfr newydd Lighthouses of Wales ar gael nawr yn siop lyfrau Cant a Mil. Cardiff! My new book Lighthouses of Wales is now available at Cant a Mil bookshop. cantamil.com/products/lig...
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Lighthouses of Wales
Yn y llyfr hwn cawn hanes datblygiad goleudai Cymru yn ogystal â hanes y bobl oedd yn eu dylunio a'u cadw.  -- This book looks at the development of lighthouses in Wales, how they have been operated o...
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
My new book Lighthouses of Wales featured in a two-page spread in the Western Mail Weekend magazine today! Find out more and order a signed copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
Newspaper article about the Lighthouses of Wales book
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
My new book features in the Cambrian News today: www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/enterta... Find out more and order a signed copy at lighthouses.wales
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Dive into Welsh lighthouses' history
A fascinating history of Welsh lighthouses has been compiled for a new book.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 13/11/2025
Just...wow! Huge thanks to Mark Forsyth, @mf_dslr_photography on Instagram, for sharing the Northern Lights over Souter Lighthouse in Tyne & Wear with us.
The red and white striped Souter Lighthouse at night, seen below the glowing reds and greens of the Northern Lights.
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Claire McNab @2legged.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 10/11/2025
President of Ireland / Uachtarán na hÉireann #MichaelDHiggins ends his term in a few minutes. Here's #Galway poet #SarahClancy reading a tribute to #MichaelD: her magnificent poem "Lighthouses". ❤
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Lighthouses Of Wales @lighthousewales.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
My new book on the Lighthouses of Wales, published by Amberley, is out this month! Check it out and order a copy at: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
An illuminating read with our fabulous #NewBook Lighthouses of Wales by Warren Kovach. Take a beautifully captured coastal adventure around #Wales and discover a rich maritime history and ongoing legacy.
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