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Llaneilian; Point Lynas; Point Elianus 1827 Telegraph Station, Llaneilian

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NPRN300830
Map ReferenceSH49SE
Grid ReferenceSH4730091700
Unitary (Local) AuthorityIsle of Anglesey
Old CountyAnglesey
CommunityLlaneilian
Type Of SiteSIGNAL STATION
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
The scant remains comprise stones blocks and a rock-cut water tank.

Event and Historical Information:
This signal station was built in 1827 as part of the Liverpool and Holyhead Telegraph (see NPRN 300822). An hsitoric chart dating to 1839 includes a depiction showing multiple signalling arms. It is shown close to a beacon (annotated 671ft). The telegraph was superceded in 1840 by a new station built lower down the mountain 0.75km to the northeast at SH 478 922 (see NPRN 300831).

Sources include:
Large, F, 1998, Faster than the Wind: The Liverpool to Holyhead Telegraph; Avid Publications.
Historic Admiralty Chart 1170-A4, RCAHMW Digital Collections sourced from UK Hydrographic Office (published 1839)

RCAHMW, October 2011.