Paranormal UK

Point of Ayr Lighthouse
Talacre Beach
Wales

Paranormal Activity

Even though Point of Ayr Lighthouse has not been staffed for more than a century it is home to many stories of ghostly apparitions. It is said the most common lighthouse ghost sighting is that of a keeper wearing a coat and cap who is seen in broad daylight standing in front of the glass dome on the gallery walkway.

History

Built in 1776, Point of Ayr Lighthouse was sadly discontinued in 1883 but is one of the oldest lighthouses in Wales protecting boats using Liverpool Bay. Standing on Talacre Beach at the entrance to the River Dee estuary the lighthouse once displayed two lights. The main beam, at 63 feet, shone seaward towards Llandudno and its second shone up the River Dee towards the hamlet of Dawpool in Cheshire. Originally painted in red and white stripes the lighthouse had a red lantern housing, which was replaced in 1844 with a metal pile lighthouse bearing a white light, put up by the order of the Corporation of Trinity House. This new structure however was replaced again in 1883 with a lightship. The lighthouse fell into dereliction until James McAllister, owner of nearby Talacre Beach Leisure Park, bought it at an auction in 1983.

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