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English: Eastern end of Ynys Seiriol / Puffin Island Showing the disused telegraph station which was one of a chain of eleven semaphore stations from Holyhead to Liverpool.

In the early 19th century messages about ships sighted off Holyhead could be sent to Liverpool Docks in a few minutes.

The semaphore system was replaced by an electric telegraph system in 1861.
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Camera location53° 19′ 24″ N, 4° 01′ 03″ W  Heading=225° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Object location53° 19′ 16″ N, 4° 01′ 14″ W  Heading=225° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Eastern end of Ynys Seiriol / Puffin Island

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title: Eastern end of Ynys Seiriol / Puffin Island (English)
author name string: Robin Drayton

53°19'24.13"N, 4°1'2.64"W

heading: 225 degree

22 August 2009

53°19'15.85"N, 4°1'14.16"W

heading: 225 degree

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