Point of Ayr Lifeboat House

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NPRN544026
Map ReferenceSJ18NW
Grid ReferenceSJ1264785046
Unitary (Local) AuthorityFlintshire
Old CountyFlintshire
CommunityLlanasa
Type Of SiteLIFEBOAT STATION
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
OS 2nd edition mapping shows a small rectangular building on the beach with the annotation 'Life Boat House', with a flagstaff some 45m to the west. Admiralty Sailing Directions dating to 1870 note 'On the shore?. W 3/4 S 1 3/4 miles from Ayr point, is a lifeboat, which is maintained by the Livepool docks trust.' Modern aerial photography reveals that the shoreline has realigned and the lifeboat house is no longer extant.

Sources include:
Admiralty, 1870, Sailing Directions for the West Coast of England from Milford Haven to the Mull of Galloway including the Isle of Man, pg115
NAW AP coverage 2006-9
OS 2nd edition 25in

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, September 2014.