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            It is an unusual cast-iron lighthouse built in 1865 to a design by John Bowen (1825–1873) of Llanelli, by the Llanelli Harbour and Burry Navigation Commissioners to mark the shoals of Whiteford Point, replacing an earlier piled structure of 1854, of which nothing remains. It is the only wave-swept cast-iron tower of this size in Britain. The tower is 44 feet (13 m) high and stands just above low-water level. The base is about 24 feet (7.3 m) in diameter and rises to a diameter of 11 feet 6 inches (3.51 m) at lantern level. A pitched stone apron surrounds the base of the lighthouse.  Other cast iron lighthouses in the world are located in Vermont, Netherlands and Jamaica.

The lighthouse remained in use until 1933 but now is out of use and owned by Carmarthenshire County Council.

It stands proudly on a vast two mile expanse of beach leading out along the edge of the Loughor Estuary and over looks Llanelli, Burry Port and the Gower.

The name Whiteford is considered to derive from the Danish words Hvit-Fford.

Taken on: February 14, 2023

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/5.6, 1/640 sec, 420mm (=630mm), ISO 160 (more info) (hide info)

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