Cofnod Safle

1866, hexagonal, tapering cast iron tower, stone plinth.

Stands on a blackened stone plinth and is 4.57m (15ft) high. It has no external gallery. The original lantern had plain openings and a pitched roof. The lantern was replaced in 1911 by the present round one. A dioptric apparatus by Chance is 0.69m (27ins) high by 0.36 (14ins) in diameter. Converted to natural gas in 1974.

J Strong 2003