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A pillar buoy is shown on an historic Admiralty chart to be used by mariners in association with the 'Beacon on the Eye' and a beach mark to line up on the entrance to the Hilbre Swash channel.

Event and Historical Information:
This edition of Admiralty chart 1170 was first published in August 1873.

Sources include:
Historic Admiralty Chart 1170B-A2, RCAHMW Digital Collections

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, November 2009.