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478:"The Mumbles Lighthouse"
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1758:Saundersfoot Lighthouse
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1749:Point Lynas Lighthouse
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1767:Skokholm Lighthouse
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1457:St Anthony's
1452:Round Island
1170:Ernest Jones
1155:Karl Jenkins
1130:Byron Davies
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980:Upper Killay
940:Pitton Green
905:Oxwich Green
706:Mewslade Bay
696:Horton Beach
646:Langland Bay
631:Bracelet Bay
601:Clyne Common
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326:solar panels
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211:Focal height
164:Power source
124:Construction
58:Mumbles Head
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1585:South Stack
1560:St Tudwal's
1550:Point Lynas
1477:Start Point
1412:Lundy South
1407:Lundy North
1382:Hurst Point
1352:Flamborough
1312:Bishop Rock
1302:Beachy Head
1292:Anvil Point
1272:Lighthouses
1205:Phil Tanner
1150:Cyril Gwynn
1140:Edgar Evans
1135:Ifor Davies
1114:Ilston Book
1066:Lighthouses
950:Reynoldston
885:Nicholaston
860:Llanrhidian
855:Llanmorlais
845:Llangennith
785:Burry Green
752:Burry Holms
721:Burry Holms
671:Pobbles Bay
656:Brandy Cove
651:Caswell Bay
641:Rotherslade
591:Burry Holms
275:Swansea Bay
265:located in
127:brick tower
116:Constructed
98: /
73:Coordinates
1924:Categories
1632:Les Hanois
1545:Nash Point
1372:Heugh Hill
1332:Crow Point
1317:Bull Point
1307:Berry Head
1220:Harri Webb
1185:Jo Mazelis
1145:Iris Gower
945:Port Eynon
780:Bishopston
686:Oxwich Bay
661:Pwlldu Bay
379:References
263:lighthouse
83:51°34′01″N
21:Lighthouse
1609:Gibraltar
1535:Monkstone
1497:Wolf Rock
1472:Southwold
1422:Nab Tower
1402:Lowestoft
1397:Longstone
1392:Longships
1342:Eddystone
1337:Dungeness
970:Southgate
915:Penclawdd
870:Middleton
850:Llanmadoc
840:Llanddewi
830:Landimore
745:Headlands
691:Slade Bay
666:Hunts Bay
596:Cefn Bryn
442:"Mumbles"
316:occulting
227:Intensity
132:Automated
86:3°58′16″W
1899:Category
1824:Inactive
1622:Casquets
1617:Alderney
1595:Trwyn Du
1570:Skokholm
1565:Skerries
1530:Holyhead
1525:Flatholm
1482:Tater Du
1442:Peninnis
1297:Bamburgh
965:Scurlage
955:Rhossili
910:Parkmill
890:Oldwalls
865:Llethryd
835:Langland
825:Knelston
805:Gowerton
795:Cheriton
762:Rhossili
711:Fall Bay
510:SS634872
487:12 April
456:12 April
332:See also
301:dioptric
187:Heritage
179:Operator
156:Markings
54:Location
1960:Mumbles
1909:Commons
1540:Mumbles
1515:Bardsey
1462:St Bees
1437:Pendeen
1427:Needles
1357:Godrevy
1284:England
1025:Castles
930:Penrice
925:Penmaen
920:Pennard
895:Overton
790:Caswell
757:Mumbles
681:Tor Bay
620:Beaches
294:lantern
271:Swansea
269:, near
267:Mumbles
62:Swansea
1686:Active
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1492:Whitby
1387:Lizard
1327:Cromer
1322:Coquet
1123:People
935:Pitton
900:Oxwich
880:Newton
875:Murton
820:Kittle
815:Ilston
810:Horton
800:Crofty
407:1 June
140:Height
1889:Wales
1507:Wales
1347:Farne
1087:Other
960:Slade
307:, a
235:Range
206:Light
148:Shape
111:Tower
66:Wales
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489:2011
458:2011
409:2016
309:fort
219:Lens
135:1934
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