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Lighthouses Of Wales
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Lighthouse-related posts by Warren Kovach, local history author (@angleseyhistory.bsky.social). Forthcoming book "Lighthouses of Wales", from Amberley: https://www.amberley-books.com/lighthouses-of-wales.html
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!
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-...
November 15, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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
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
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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.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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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". ❤
[Video] Original post on mastodon.ie
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November 10, 2025 at 11:50 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-...
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
October 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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October 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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A new illustrated guide will detail more than 30 lighthouses along the Welsh coast, tracing their histories from construction to the present day
More than 30 Welsh lighthouses featured in new illustrated guide
A new illustrated guide from non-fiction publisher Amberley will detail more than 30 lighthouses along the Welsh coast, tracing their histories from construction to the present day. Lighthouses of Wal...
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October 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Every one unique and a product of people and place - #Lighthouses are often in wild places so it was a delight to be part of this coastal adventure in #Wales - Congratulations
@lighthousewales.bsky.social @angleseyhistory.bsky.social
#nature #heritage #tourism #envhist #IrishSea #technology #ships
Ding-dong! The doorbell just went and a man delivered an advance copy of my new book, Lighthouses of Wales! It will be published on 15 November, and you can pre-order a copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
October 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Ding-dong! The doorbell just went and a man delivered an advance copy of my new book, Lighthouses of Wales! It will be published on 15 November, and you can pre-order a copy at lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
BBC News - The 'forgotten veteran' of WW2 hiding in plain sight
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The World War Two 'forgotten veteran' hiding at Neath Abbey Wharf
After guiding Allied troops in WW2, LV72 Juno has been moored in south Wales for 50 years.
www.bbc.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Genuinely the greatest documentary the BBC have ever made - THE LAST LIGHTHOUSE - am utterly thrilled it's now on youtube. youtu.be/bc9qxyf_suI?...
1973: Life on the LAST LIGHTHOUSE | Tuesday Documentary | World of Work | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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October 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Thanks to Italiks magazine for giving space to one of my artworks in their latest issue. The image is of #southstacklighthouse @rspbcymru.bsky.social @angleseyhistory.bsky.social on #Anglesey, which really is something to see, even without the fanciful aurora.
October 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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🌊 Lighthouses Coloring Book for Adults
> “Beacons in the storm. Silence wrapped in light.”
> Color the guardians of the coast each page a quiet watchtower.
> Which lighthouse would you visit in your dreams?
> #CoastalArt #MindfulColoring #IndieCreators #Giftidea #Lighthouses
September 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Final day of the Association of Lighthouse Keepers trip to Kent, visiting Dungeness, both the old light, now open to the public, and the new one, which Trinity House kindly opened for us.
September 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Two more lighthouses yesterday with the Association of Lighthouse Keepers in Kent, the high and low lights at South Foreland.
September 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Day one of my trip around the lighthouses of the Kent coast, with the Association of Lighthouse Keepers. Ramsgate and North Foreland. Great lighthouses and great company.
September 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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September 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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My publisher Amberley has updated my author's profile page with my new favourite photo of myself. I was very happy to be visiting the Skerries lighthouse! Check out my books on my web site: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/warren-...
September 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM