Lighthouses Of Wales
@lighthousewales.bsky.social
Lighthouse-related posts by Warren Kovach, local history author (@angleseyhistory.bsky.social). New book "Lighthouses of Wales", from Amberley: https://www.amberley-books.com/lighthouses-of-wales.html
Website: lighthouses.wales
Website: lighthouses.wales
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"Heigh ho, heigh ho, it's off to work I go..." I am heading down the 400 steps to start my shift as a South Stack lighthouse tour guide in 2023.
This account will document my explorations of the lighthouses of Wales, and beyond!
This account will document my explorations of the lighthouses of Wales, and beyond!
The 1994 book Lighthouses of Wales, by archaeologist Douglas B Hague, is available as a free download from @rcahmwales.bsky.social until 14 Feb 2026. This excellent book is out of print, but the download usually costs £2.99. Get it here: shop.rcahmw.gov.uk/collections/...
January 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The 1994 book Lighthouses of Wales, by archaeologist Douglas B Hague, is available as a free download from @rcahmwales.bsky.social until 14 Feb 2026. This excellent book is out of print, but the download usually costs £2.99. Get it here: shop.rcahmw.gov.uk/collections/...
Have you got your copy yet? Order a signed copy of my book Lighthouses of Wales direct from me at: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
January 9, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Have you got your copy yet? Order a signed copy of my book Lighthouses of Wales direct from me at: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
I've lately had a nice companion on my second computer screen - live streaming of Marblehead Lighthouse on the shore of Lake Erie, Ohio, USA, near to where I grew up. You can watch it at www.shoresandislands.com/communities/... @uslhs.bsky.social @pharology.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 11:11 AM
I've lately had a nice companion on my second computer screen - live streaming of Marblehead Lighthouse on the shore of Lake Erie, Ohio, USA, near to where I grew up. You can watch it at www.shoresandislands.com/communities/... @uslhs.bsky.social @pharology.bsky.social
My lighthouse presents this year; Trwyn Du on Anglesey and The ancient Pharos of Alexandria. Nadolig Llawen/Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
My lighthouse presents this year; Trwyn Du on Anglesey and The ancient Pharos of Alexandria. Nadolig Llawen/Merry Christmas!
The lighthouse on Bardsey Island/Ynys Enlli was first lit on this day in 1821. It is the tallest square lighthouse in Britain. It also features on the back cover of my new book Lighthouses of Wales. Find out more at lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
December 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The lighthouse on Bardsey Island/Ynys Enlli was first lit on this day in 1821. It is the tallest square lighthouse in Britain. It also features on the back cover of my new book Lighthouses of Wales. Find out more at lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
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The Little Girl’s Lighthouse - who were the receiver and sender of this intriguing postcard showing South Stack lighthouse? Latest blog from the author of the new book "Lighthouses of Wales". www.anglesey-history.co.uk/the-little-g...
The Little Girl’s Lighthouse - Anglesey History
Readers of this blog will know that I’m regularly trawling eBay for old postcards depicting Anglesey sights (or more recently, the Lighthouses of Wales, while writing my new book). Every day I get ema...
www.anglesey-history.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The Little Girl’s Lighthouse - who were the receiver and sender of this intriguing postcard showing South Stack lighthouse? Latest blog from the author of the new book "Lighthouses of Wales". www.anglesey-history.co.uk/the-little-g...
Every time we get stormy weather in Wales I look forward to seeing press photos of Porthcawl lighthouse being hammered by the waves! nation.cymru/news/flood-w...
Flood warnings issued and homes without power due to Storm Bram
Over 70 flood alerts and warnings are in place with some homes left without powers as Storm Bram batters Wales. Heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected to cause disruption across parts of the cou...
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December 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Every time we get stormy weather in Wales I look forward to seeing press photos of Porthcawl lighthouse being hammered by the waves! nation.cymru/news/flood-w...
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Give the gift of Anglesey History for Christmas! Order signed copies of my books from www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/warren-...
December 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Give the gift of Anglesey History for Christmas! Order signed copies of my books from www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/warren-...
Take a lovely flight over the lighthouse of Ynys Enlli/Bardsey Island, from @rcahmwales.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEjN...
You can read more about the lighthouse on my web site: lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
You can read more about the lighthouse on my web site: lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
Ynys Enlli / Bardsey Island
YouTube video by CBHC - RCAHMW
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December 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Take a lovely flight over the lighthouse of Ynys Enlli/Bardsey Island, from @rcahmwales.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEjN...
You can read more about the lighthouse on my web site: lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
You can read more about the lighthouse on my web site: lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
‘.…a well-balanced and eminently readable account of the past, present and future of lighthouses in the ancient kingdom.’ An excellent review of my new book, Lighthouses of Wales, from the ALK Lamp Journal. Get your signed copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 AM
‘.…a well-balanced and eminently readable account of the past, present and future of lighthouses in the ancient kingdom.’ An excellent review of my new book, Lighthouses of Wales, from the ALK Lamp Journal. Get your signed copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
The lamp at the Great Orme lighthouse was lit #OnThisDay in 1862. It guided ships to Liverpool until 1985, when it was converted to a B&B. The old Fresnel lens is now in the Great Orme Visitor Centre. Read more, and buy my Lighthouses of Wales book, at lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The lamp at the Great Orme lighthouse was lit #OnThisDay in 1862. It guided ships to Liverpool until 1985, when it was converted to a B&B. The old Fresnel lens is now in the Great Orme Visitor Centre. Read more, and buy my Lighthouses of Wales book, at lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
The Little Girl’s Lighthouse - who were the receiver and sender of this intriguing postcard showing South Stack lighthouse? Latest blog from the author of the new book "Lighthouses of Wales".
www.anglesey-history.co.uk/the-little-g...
www.anglesey-history.co.uk/the-little-g...
The Little Girl’s Lighthouse - Anglesey History
Readers of this blog will know that I’m regularly trawling eBay for old postcards depicting Anglesey sights (or more recently, the Lighthouses of Wales, while writing my new book). Every day I get ema...
www.anglesey-history.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Little Girl’s Lighthouse - who were the receiver and sender of this intriguing postcard showing South Stack lighthouse? Latest blog from the author of the new book "Lighthouses of Wales".
www.anglesey-history.co.uk/the-little-g...
www.anglesey-history.co.uk/the-little-g...
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Caerdydd! Mae fy llyfr newydd Lighthouses of Wales ar gael nawr yn siop lyfrau Cant a Mil.
Cardiff! My new book Lighthouses of Wales is now available at Cant a Mil bookshop.
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Cardiff! My new book Lighthouses of Wales is now available at Cant a Mil bookshop.
cantamil.com/products/lig...
Lighthouses of Wales
Yn y llyfr hwn cawn hanes datblygiad goleudai Cymru yn ogystal â hanes y bobl oedd yn eu dylunio a'u cadw. -- This book looks at the development of lighthouses in Wales, how they have been operated o...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Caerdydd! Mae fy llyfr newydd Lighthouses of Wales ar gael nawr yn siop lyfrau Cant a Mil.
Cardiff! My new book Lighthouses of Wales is now available at Cant a Mil bookshop.
cantamil.com/products/lig...
Cardiff! My new book Lighthouses of Wales is now available at Cant a Mil bookshop.
cantamil.com/products/lig...
Caerdydd! Mae fy llyfr newydd Lighthouses of Wales ar gael nawr yn siop lyfrau Cant a Mil.
Cardiff! My new book Lighthouses of Wales is now available at Cant a Mil bookshop.
cantamil.com/products/lig...
Cardiff! My new book Lighthouses of Wales is now available at Cant a Mil bookshop.
cantamil.com/products/lig...
Lighthouses of Wales
Yn y llyfr hwn cawn hanes datblygiad goleudai Cymru yn ogystal â hanes y bobl oedd yn eu dylunio a'u cadw. -- This book looks at the development of lighthouses in Wales, how they have been operated o...
cantamil.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Caerdydd! Mae fy llyfr newydd Lighthouses of Wales ar gael nawr yn siop lyfrau Cant a Mil.
Cardiff! My new book Lighthouses of Wales is now available at Cant a Mil bookshop.
cantamil.com/products/lig...
Cardiff! My new book Lighthouses of Wales is now available at Cant a Mil bookshop.
cantamil.com/products/lig...
My new book Lighthouses of Wales featured in a two-page spread in the Western Mail Weekend magazine today!
Find out more and order a signed copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
Find out more and order a signed copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
November 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
My new book Lighthouses of Wales featured in a two-page spread in the Western Mail Weekend magazine today!
Find out more and order a signed copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
Find out more and order a signed copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
My new book features in the Cambrian News today: www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/enterta...
Find out more and order a signed copy at lighthouses.wales
Find out more and order a signed copy at lighthouses.wales
Dive into Welsh lighthouses' history
A fascinating history of Welsh lighthouses has been compiled for a new book.
www.cambrian-news.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
My new book features in the Cambrian News today: www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/enterta...
Find out more and order a signed copy at lighthouses.wales
Find out more and order a signed copy at lighthouses.wales
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Just...wow!
Huge thanks to Mark Forsyth, @mf_dslr_photography on Instagram, for sharing the Northern Lights over Souter Lighthouse in Tyne & Wear with us.
Huge thanks to Mark Forsyth, @mf_dslr_photography on Instagram, for sharing the Northern Lights over Souter Lighthouse in Tyne & Wear with us.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Just...wow!
Huge thanks to Mark Forsyth, @mf_dslr_photography on Instagram, for sharing the Northern Lights over Souter Lighthouse in Tyne & Wear with us.
Huge thanks to Mark Forsyth, @mf_dslr_photography on Instagram, for sharing the Northern Lights over Souter Lighthouse in Tyne & Wear with us.
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President of Ireland / Uachtarán na hÉireann #MichaelDHiggins ends his term in a few minutes.
Here's #galway poet #sarahclancy reading a tribute to #michaeld: her magnificent poem "Lighthouses". ❤
Here's #galway poet #sarahclancy reading a tribute to #michaeld: her magnificent poem "Lighthouses". ❤
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November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
President of Ireland / Uachtarán na hÉireann #MichaelDHiggins ends his term in a few minutes.
Here's #galway poet #sarahclancy reading a tribute to #michaeld: her magnificent poem "Lighthouses". ❤
Here's #galway poet #sarahclancy reading a tribute to #michaeld: her magnificent poem "Lighthouses". ❤
My new book on the Lighthouses of Wales, published by Amberley, is out this month! Check it out and order a copy at: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
My new book on the Lighthouses of Wales, published by Amberley, is out this month! Check it out and order a copy at: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
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And now summer home to the dedicated @rspbcymru.bsky.social wardens who monitor and protect one of the most important #seabird colonies in Wales, including the UK's largest Arctic Tern population and a growing population of Puffins.
The Skerries lighthouse, located 1.9 miles off the NW coast of Anglesey, was first lit #onthisday in 1717, warning ships of the rocks and guiding them to Liverpool port. Its story is told in my new book Lighthouses of Wales. lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
And now summer home to the dedicated @rspbcymru.bsky.social wardens who monitor and protect one of the most important #seabird colonies in Wales, including the UK's largest Arctic Tern population and a growing population of Puffins.
The Skerries lighthouse, located 1.9 miles off the NW coast of Anglesey, was first lit #onthisday in 1717, warning ships of the rocks and guiding them to Liverpool port. Its story is told in my new book Lighthouses of Wales. lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The Skerries lighthouse, located 1.9 miles off the NW coast of Anglesey, was first lit #onthisday in 1717, warning ships of the rocks and guiding them to Liverpool port. Its story is told in my new book Lighthouses of Wales. lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
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Day one of the #30DayMapChallenge - Points. These maps show lighthouses of the British Isles, the Aegean Sea and Italy. I have tried to simulate how they would shine and cast light out to sea.
November 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Day one of the #30DayMapChallenge - Points. These maps show lighthouses of the British Isles, the Aegean Sea and Italy. I have tried to simulate how they would shine and cast light out to sea.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The latest newsletter from the lighthouse authority for England and Wales is out: www.trinityhouse.co.uk/about-us/med...
October 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The latest newsletter from the lighthouse authority for England and Wales is out: www.trinityhouse.co.uk/about-us/med...
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#LighthouseArt of the Day
Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926), Jetty at Fecamp in rough weather, 1880, oil on canvas.
Via Wikimedia Commons.
#BlueSkyMonday #art #artsky #lighthouse #Monet #Impressionism #OilPainting #MarineArt #MaritimeArt
Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926), Jetty at Fecamp in rough weather, 1880, oil on canvas.
Via Wikimedia Commons.
#BlueSkyMonday #art #artsky #lighthouse #Monet #Impressionism #OilPainting #MarineArt #MaritimeArt
October 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
#LighthouseArt of the Day
Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926), Jetty at Fecamp in rough weather, 1880, oil on canvas.
Via Wikimedia Commons.
#BlueSkyMonday #art #artsky #lighthouse #Monet #Impressionism #OilPainting #MarineArt #MaritimeArt
Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926), Jetty at Fecamp in rough weather, 1880, oil on canvas.
Via Wikimedia Commons.
#BlueSkyMonday #art #artsky #lighthouse #Monet #Impressionism #OilPainting #MarineArt #MaritimeArt