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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Smalls Lighthouse like this:
Smalls Lighthouse, on one of a rocky group of islands off coast of Pembrokeshire, 20 miles SW. of St Davids Head; is 141 ft. high, with fixed light (Smalls) 125 ft. above high water and seen 17 miles.
Smalls Lighthouse is now part of PEMBROKESHIRE District. Click here for graphs and data of how PEMBROKESHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Smalls Lighthouse itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Smalls Lighthouse in Pembrokeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11026
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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