2015
SJ1378 : Tower on Garreg Hill, Whitford (3)
taken 9 years ago, near to Whitford, Flintshire/Sir y Fflint, Wales
Tower on Garreg Hill, Whitford (3)
This round tower on the summit of Garreg Hill overlooking the Dee estuary, is supposedly a Roman pharos (a lighthouse), but there is no evidence to support this. It probably dates from the early C17 when it may have been a windmill, and is labelled as such on a Mostyn estate map of 1732. It has since been described as an unlit maritime beacon, and as a watchtower serving as a look out for pirates. It was restored in 1897 by Baron Mostyn to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
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