Eastern end of Ynys Seiriol / Puffin Island:: OS grid SH6582 :: Geograph British Isles

SH6582 : Eastern end of Ynys Seiriol / Puffin Island

3 km from Penmon, Isle of Anglesey/Sir Ynys Mon, Great Britain

Eastern end of Ynys Seiriol / Puffin Island

Showing the disused telegraph station which was one of a chain of eleven semaphore stations from Holyhead to Liverpool.
In the early 19th century messages about ships sighted off Holyhead could be sent to Liverpool Docks in a few minutes.
The semaphore system was replaced by an electric telegraph system in 1861.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]

Find out how to reuse this Image For example on your webpage, blog, a forum, or Wikipedia.
	Start a discussion on SH6582		Suggest an Update to this Image		Contact the contributor

1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright

TIP: Click the map to open OS Get-a-Map
Change to interactive Map >

Grid Square: SH6582, 7 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Robin Drayton (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 22 August, 2009 (more nearby)
Submitted: Monday, 31 August, 2009
Category: Island (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SH 655 823 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:19.2616N 4:1.2415W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SH 657 826
View Direction: Southwest (about 225 degrees)