Maritime History

Burry Port Lighthouse

Burry Port Lighthouse (Welsh: Goleudy Porth Tywyn) is a lighthouse in Burry Port. Burry Port harbour was built between 1830 and 1836 to replace the harbour at Pembrey, located 400 yards to the west. Burry Port was once the main coal exporting port for the nearby valleys, but the dock now houses the only marina in Carmarthenshire, and the harbour was dredged especially for this purpose.

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See also

• ▸HMS Plumper (1848)
• ▸Dampiera altissima
• ▸List of maritime disasters in the 18th century

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