Overview
Great Castle Head Beacon (Front) is recorded as Lighthouse in Wales Pembrokeshire. The National Monuments Record of Wales records Great Castle Head Beacon (Front) as Lighthouse from the Post Medieval period. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Who built and held it
The saved account records: The National Monuments Record of Wales records Great Castle Head Beacon (Front) as Lighthouse from the Post Medieval period.
Attack, change and use
The saved account records: Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
What survives
The official record fixes the place and calls it Lighthouse. It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Great Castle Head Beacon (Front) matters as a recorded lighthouse tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
Places near here
- Leading Lights;Sandyhaven Estatemonumentunder 0.1 miles
- Floraeventunder 0.1 miles
- Leading Lights;Sandyhaven Estate, Summerhouse, St Ishmaelsmonumentunder 0.1 miles
- Great Castle Headcastleunder 0.1 miles
- Glyndwreventunder 0.1 miles
- Great Castle Head Beacon (Rear)castleunder 0.1 miles
- Behar 1event0.2 miles
- Cist Cemetery, Great Castle Head, Longoar Baycastle0.2 miles
- Gun Emplacement, St Ishmaelsmonument0.3 miles
- Unidentified Wreck, Lindsway Bayevent0.4 miles
- Lindsway Baycoast0.5 miles
- Little Castle Head, Enclosurecastle0.6 miles
Add the human story, a picture, a first-hand message or a missing place.
Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.
Add a pictureAdd its storyTalk or ask a questionAdd a new placeThe historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Conversation about this place
Questions and messages sit beneath the source record. They are checked before appearing.
No questions or messages yet.
Ask a question or join the conversation