Mumbles Lighthouse

Swansea, United Kingdom

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Completed in 1794, Mumbles Lighthouse stands seventeen metres tall on the outer of two islands off Mumbles Head near Swansea, rising prominently above the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. The two-tiered tower originally displayed two open coal fire lights, which were soon replaced by a single oil-powered light within a cast-iron lantern. In 1860, the lighthouse received a dioptric light upgrade, and the War Department constructed the Mumbles Battery fort surrounding the tower. An occulting mechanism to flash the light was added in 1905 and partially automated in 1934. The cast-iron lantern was removed in 1977 and replaced in 1987; subsequent upgrades in 1995 brought solar panels and emergency monitoring equipment, while 2017 saw the installation of LED lanterns and modernised power and control systems. A Grade II* listed building and National Monument of Wales, the lighthouse remains the village's most photographed landmark alongside the nearby lifeboat station.

Built: 1794
Type: lighthouse
Heritage: National Monument of Wales, Grade II* listed building
Height: 17 m
Place: Swansea, United Kingdom