NPRN34204
Map ReferenceSS49NE
Grid ReferenceSS4999698560
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCarmarthenshire
Old CountyCarmarthenshire
CommunityLlanelli
Type Of SiteLIGHTHOUSE
PeriodPost Medieval
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Description
The remains comprise a stone tower forming a base, with a wooden pier (nprn 34211) attached.

Event and Historical Information:
Llanelli Breakwater Light was constructed c. 1864. Sailing Directions dating to 1884 note 'Llanelly harbour light at the south end of the breakwater, is shown from half flood until quarter ebb; it is white and fixed, elevated 36 feet from highwater, and can be seen 7 miles'.

Sources include:
Admiralty, 1884, Sailing Directions for the Bristol Channel, 4th Ed, pg93

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, August 2014.