Bioluminescence at Trwyn Du Lighthouse in Wales Jan 27, 2018

Bioluminescence at Trwyn Du Lighthouse in Wales

Bad weather and unpredictable tides can make the Irish Sea off the northwest coast of Wales a dicey passage. Many seafaring people had urged the leaders of Anglesey Island to build a lighthouse here, but it took a deadly shipwreck in 1831 to prompt the construction of Trwyn Du Lighthouse.

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