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South Stack Lighthouse & RSPB Reserve

Holyhead, Holy Island

South Stack Lighthouse perched on its rocky islet off Holy Island cliffs, connected by a suspension bridge over churning seas

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Perched on a tiny island connected to Holy Island by a suspension bridge, South Stack Lighthouse (1809) is one of the most dramatically positioned lighthouses in Britain — 400 steps down a cliff face, with the sea surging through the channel below. The surrounding RSPB reserve protects the largest puffin colony on Anglesey, visible from April to July from Ellin's Tower seabird centre, along with choughs, peregrine falcons, and guillemots nesting in the cliff crevices. The views back towards Holy Mountain and across to Ireland are extraordinary.

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