Burry Port

Burry Port lighthouse

Burry Port (Porth Tywyn)

LocationSN 44444 00036 / 51.6775, -4.2512 / agreeing.slogged.eternally
Established / Rebuilt / Automated / Closed1842 / — / ? / —
Architect or Builder
Height of tower (m) / above sea level (m) / Range (NM)6 / 7 / 7
CharacterFl 5s
OpticLED
OwnerCarmarthenshire County Council

The harbour at Burry Port was developed in the 1830s to replace the now disused Pembrey Harbour pier and lighthouse 800 m to the west. It was used to export coal from the nearby valleys. In the early 1990s the lighthouse was dilapidated and at risk of demolition, but a local campaign led to it being refurbished and relit. The roundabout on the approach to the harbour has as a centrepiece a miniature reproduction of this lighthouse, built in 2016.