Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Burry Port Harbour Light
Pembrey and Burry Port Town, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Burry Port, Pembrey and Burry Port Town, Carmarthenshire, designated on 25 November 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 25 November 2003
- Locality
- Burry Port
- Community
- Pembrey and Burry Port Town
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.67747, -4.25119
- Cadw reference
- 82064
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1907 · 246 Worms Head (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1920 · Sheet 100. Llanelly. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the W breakwater of Burry Port harbour.
History
Burry Port was opened in 1832 and its E harbour was built as a floating dock in 1840. The harbour light was built in 1842 and is now disused.
Exterior
A round harbour light of whitewashed rubble stone. On its N side is a steel door under a concrete lintel, with a stair light to the SE. At the upper level is a projecting and bracketed metal fence to a walkway. The polygonal lantern has a domed roof.
Reason for designation
Listed as a well-preserved harbour light and for its contribution to the overall historic character of Burry Port harbour.
Nearby in the register
- Harbour walls, breakwater and locks at Burry PortMaritimeunder 1 mi
- Iron Tub Boats at Burry Port HarbourBoatunder 1 mi
- Pembrey Old HarbourPierunder 1 mi
- Monument to Amelia EarhartNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.