Elin's Tower

Elin's Tower (Template:Lang-cy) is a Victorian stone tower on Holy Island, located around 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of Holyhead. The castellated folly, which was originally used as a summer house, was built between 1820 and 1850 for the notable Stanley family from Penrhos.^[1] It is named after Elin (anglicised as "Ellen"), the Welsh wife of the 19th Century politician William Owen Stanley.^[2]

The building near South Stack was used during both the First and Second World Wars as a coastal observation tower. However, it was abandoned and fell derelict. The restored tower is used 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.^[3] In 2007, the tower was wrecked by yobs who used it for a drunken party.^[4]

Gallery

A cliff top view of the tower
A close up of the upper RSPB viewing floor in the tower

References

^ Hughes, Margaret (2001). Anglesey from the Sea. Carreg Gwalch. p. 46.
^ The Handbook of the Court; the Peerage; and the House of Commons. 1862. p. 154. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
^ "Elin's Tower and South Stack". www.rspb.org.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
^ "Drunk vandals hit listed RSPB tower; Damage to sanctuary view point". Daily Post. 12 May 2007.

53°18′15″N 4°41′36″W / 53.304134°N 4.693308°W / 53.304134; -4.693308

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[Hughes-1] Hughes, Margaret (2001). Anglesey from the Sea. Carreg Gwalch. p. 46.

[handbook-2] The Handbook of the Court; the Peerage; and the House of Commons. 1862. p. 154. Retrieved 8 August 2010.

[3] "Elin's Tower and South Stack". www.rspb.org.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2020.

[4] "Drunk vandals hit listed RSPB tower; Damage to sanctuary view point". Daily Post. 12 May 2007.

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