| Skerries Light |
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| Nearest Town or City: | Holyhead United Kingdom |
| Location: | Off north coast of Wales. |
| Managing Organization: | Trinity House |
| Website: | http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/interactiv e/gallery/the_skerries.html |
| Notes: | This was the last privately-built lighthouse to be bought by Trinity House. It was modified in 1804 to accommodate an oil lamp; before that a coal fire was burned in an open grate on the tower. |
| Tower Height: | 75 |
| Description Tower: | White, conical tower with central red horizontal band. |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1717 |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1717 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation. |
| Open To Public: | No. |
| Directions: | Accessible by boat only. |
| Characteristic Range: | 2 flashes every 10 seconds, visible for 22 nautical miles. |
| Date Automated: | 1987 |
| Height Focal Plane: | 118 |
| National Register: | No |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Signal: | Automated horn, 2 blasts every 20 seconds. |






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