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Skerries Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage

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NPRN15866
Map ReferenceSH29SE
Grid ReferenceSH2675594788
Unitary (Local) AuthorityIsle of Anglesey
Old CountyAnglesey
CommunityCylch-y-garn
Type Of SiteCOTTAGE
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Early 18th century crow-stepped gabled cottage, 10m by 5.2m is the oldest separate keeper's dwelling in the British Isles. (source: Lighthouses of Wales by Douglas Hague) 2003.03.19/RCAHMW/SLE

Cottage renovated in the 1990s. Interior comprises two rooms with limewashed walls and ceiling. Main room has slate-flagged floor and stone benches around side with slate tops. There is a sunken trough below the window. The smaller adjoining room has a cobbled floor and slate-stopped benches, with wall loops for hanging stores.

Visited by T. Driver, RCAHMW, 19th April 2016