Elin's Tower
Elin's Tower (Welsh: Tŵr Elin) is a short castellated tower located around 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of Holyhead, Anglesey. Built between 1820 and 1850 by the locally well known Stanley family from Penrhos, it was originally used as a summer house.[1] Today the tower serves as an RSPB information centre, shop and cafe for the reserve it is in as well as affording good view of South Stack and its lighthouse.[2]
On the 12 May 2007 it was targeted by vandals who smashed one of the window's meaning that the tower had to be closed for a day. It was thought that people had had a party during the night at the site and become drunk.[3]
References
- ↑ Hughes, Margaret: Anglesey from the Sea, page 46. Carreg Gwalch, 2001
- ↑ Elin's Tower and South Stack on the RSPB website
- ↑ Copy of a Liverpool Daily Post article about the incident
Coordinates: 53°18′15″N 4°41′36″W / 53.304134°N 4.693308°W
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