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
Website: lighthouses.wales
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 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-...
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-...
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...
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
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-...
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
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.
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
Two more lighthouses yesterday with the Association of Lighthouse Keepers in Kent, the high and low lights at South Foreland.
Plus Margate harbour.
September 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Plus Margate harbour.
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
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.
I love getting page proofs! Today I'm proofreading my Lighthouses of Wales book, which is due out in November. More information at lighthouses.wales
August 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I love getting page proofs! Today I'm proofreading my Lighthouses of Wales book, which is due out in November. More information at lighthouses.wales
Nash Point lighthouse was switched to unmanned operation #OnThisDay in 1998, the last in Wales to be automated. Find out more about it on my website lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou... or in my upcoming book Lighthouses of Wales.
August 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Nash Point lighthouse was switched to unmanned operation #OnThisDay in 1998, the last in Wales to be automated. Find out more about it on my website lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou... or in my upcoming book Lighthouses of Wales.
Plus North Bank!
July 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Plus North Bank!
I enjoyed sailing in to Dublin Bay on the ferry this week, getting great views of the lighthouses: Kish Bank, Bailey, Poolbeg and North Bull.
July 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I enjoyed sailing in to Dublin Bay on the ferry this week, getting great views of the lighthouses: Kish Bank, Bailey, Poolbeg and North Bull.
I'm very pleased with the cover design for my new book, Lighthouses of Wales. It is due to be published in November 2025. Find out more and pre-order a copy at:
lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-... Note: the lighthouses shown are Bardsey and South Stack.
lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-... Note: the lighthouses shown are Bardsey and South Stack.
July 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
I'm very pleased with the cover design for my new book, Lighthouses of Wales. It is due to be published in November 2025. Find out more and pre-order a copy at:
lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-... Note: the lighthouses shown are Bardsey and South Stack.
lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-... Note: the lighthouses shown are Bardsey and South Stack.
My conservatory is getting a lighthouse theme with a new "Phare" decoration I picked up when in France recently.
June 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
My conservatory is getting a lighthouse theme with a new "Phare" decoration I picked up when in France recently.
Final day of the Association of Lighthouse Keepers tour of Anglesey. We stopped at Point Lynas, in the company of Gaynor who grew up at the lighthouse where her father was keeper, and Amlwch Port lighthouse. Read more at lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou... and lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou....
June 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Final day of the Association of Lighthouse Keepers tour of Anglesey. We stopped at Point Lynas, in the company of Gaynor who grew up at the lighthouse where her father was keeper, and Amlwch Port lighthouse. Read more at lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou... and lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou....
Another good day with the Association of Lighthouse Keepers tour of Anglesey. We went to Holyhead Breakwater lighthouse, where we climbed the tower, and also to the disused Admiralty Pier/Salt Island lighthouse at Holyhead Port.
June 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Another good day with the Association of Lighthouse Keepers tour of Anglesey. We went to Holyhead Breakwater lighthouse, where we climbed the tower, and also to the disused Admiralty Pier/Salt Island lighthouse at Holyhead Port.
An excellent day today with the Association of Lighthouse Keepers tour of Anglesey, visiting the Skerries and South Stack.
June 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
An excellent day today with the Association of Lighthouse Keepers tour of Anglesey, visiting the Skerries and South Stack.
#OnThisDay in 1998 the flag was lowered at St Ann's Head lighthouse, Pembrokeshire, as the keepers were withdrawn and it switched to automated operation. It was the second last in Wales to have full-time keepers; they were withdrawn from Nash Point soon after. lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
June 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
#OnThisDay in 1998 the flag was lowered at St Ann's Head lighthouse, Pembrokeshire, as the keepers were withdrawn and it switched to automated operation. It was the second last in Wales to have full-time keepers; they were withdrawn from Nash Point soon after. lighthouses.wales/the-lighthou...
My Lighthouses of Wales website has been updated, with details of each lighthouse, a list of books about lighthouses, and more about my upcoming book, "Lighthouses of Wales", to be published in November 2025 by Amberly Publishing. View it at lighthouses.wales
June 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
My Lighthouses of Wales website has been updated, with details of each lighthouse, a list of books about lighthouses, and more about my upcoming book, "Lighthouses of Wales", to be published in November 2025 by Amberly Publishing. View it at lighthouses.wales
Hot off the printer and ready for proof-reading - my Lighthouses of Wales book is almost ready to submit to the publisher! It will be out in Autumn 2025. Follow this account or lighthouses.wales for further details.
May 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Hot off the printer and ready for proof-reading - my Lighthouses of Wales book is almost ready to submit to the publisher! It will be out in Autumn 2025. Follow this account or lighthouses.wales for further details.
Awen Menai also have all three of my Anglesey History books; stop by a pick up a copy today! Or you can get them from my web site: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/warren-...
May 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Awen Menai also have all three of my Anglesey History books; stop by a pick up a copy today! Or you can get them from my web site: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/warren-...
A new addition to my collection of lighthouse books, a bit of fiction this time. The Lighthouse Keeper of Anglesey by Caroline Young.
It is available from Awen Menai in Menai Bridge, as well as on Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Lighthouse-K...
It is available from Awen Menai in Menai Bridge, as well as on Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Lighthouse-K...
May 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
A new addition to my collection of lighthouse books, a bit of fiction this time. The Lighthouse Keeper of Anglesey by Caroline Young.
It is available from Awen Menai in Menai Bridge, as well as on Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Lighthouse-K...
It is available from Awen Menai in Menai Bridge, as well as on Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Lighthouse-K...
A mesmerizing map of lighthouses around Europe, showing their colours and character (pattern of flashing), developed by Geodienst, University of Groningen, Netherlands - geodienst.github.io/lighthousemap/
May 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
A mesmerizing map of lighthouses around Europe, showing their colours and character (pattern of flashing), developed by Geodienst, University of Groningen, Netherlands - geodienst.github.io/lighthousemap/
The Guardian featured the films of Oscar-winning actress Julie Christie. Her mother Rosemary was co-author of the seminal book "Lighthouses - Their Architecture, History and Archaeology" with Douglas B Hague.
April 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The Guardian featured the films of Oscar-winning actress Julie Christie. Her mother Rosemary was co-author of the seminal book "Lighthouses - Their Architecture, History and Archaeology" with Douglas B Hague.