Elin's Tower
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elin-s-tower-277-2759260
title:
Elin's Tower
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Elin's Tower is a Victorian stone tower on Holy Island, located around 2+1⁄2 miles (4 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. It is named after Elin, the Welsh wife of the 19th-century politician William Owen Stanley. 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 derel
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description:
Tower on Holy Island, Anglesey, Wales
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elin%27s_Tower
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date modified:
2023-01-01T20:32:13Z
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