Elin's Tower

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Coordinates: 53°18′15″N 4°41′36″W / 53.304134°N 4.693308°W / 53.304134; -4.693308
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Elin's Tower (right) with South Stack Lighthouse

Elin's Tower (

castellated folly, which was originally used as a summer house, was built between 1820 and 1850 for the notable Stanley family from Penrhos.[1] It is named after Elin (anglicised as "Ellen"), the Welsh wife of the 19th-century politician William Owen Stanley.[2]

The building near

drunken party.[4]

Gallery

  • Elin's Tower and South Stack
    Elin's Tower and South Stack
  • A clifftop view of the tower
    A clifftop view of the tower
  • A close up of the upper RSPB viewing floor in the tower
    A close up of the upper
    RSPB
    viewing floor in the tower

References

  1. ^ Hughes, Margaret (2001). Anglesey from the Sea. Carreg Gwalch. p. 46.
  2. ^ The Handbook of the Court; the Peerage; and the House of Commons. 1862. p. 154. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Elin's Tower and South Stack". www.rspb.org.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Drunk vandals hit listed RSPB tower; Damage to sanctuary view point". Daily Post. 12 May 2007.

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