Whiteford lighthouse is a 61 foot tall cast-iron tower that lies in the middle of the sea at Whiteford Point, on the north west coast of the Gower Peninsula.

The ancient Whiteford Lighthouse, the only one of its kind in the UK, rises slightly above low-water level. The lighthouse was decommissioned in 1933, but it currently serves as a significant Welsh landmark.

The Llanelli Harbour and Burry Navigation Commissioners created this piece of history in 1865 to mark the south side of the channel leading to the port of Llanelli, replacing an older wooden structure completed in 1854.

The first cast-iron British lighthouse was built at Swansea Harbour in 1803, with plates cast at the Neath Abbey Ironworks. The architect was William Jernegan.

The cast iron lighthouse is said to be the last cast iron lighthouse in the United Kingdom.

It sits majestically on a two-mile stretch of beach that stretches out along the Loughor Estuary's border, with views of Llanelli, Burry Port, and the Gower.

The name Whiteford is considered to derive from the Danish words Hvit-Fford. The northern boundary runs along the limit of the sand and shingle bank upon which a lighthouse stands on.

"Because the lighthouse's base is half a mile into the Loughor estuary off the point of the peninsula, it is only accessible 90 minutes each side of low tide."

"Check the tide times available here and aim to get down there before low tide. The walk to the lighthouse will take at least an hour so factor this into your hike before your start.

Please don't take the chance of being trapped in the approaching tide; the Loughor estuary is highly dangerous, and you don't want to become another statistic.

It is recommend that visitors should wear appropriate walking shoes or stable trainers that you don't mind getting a little muddy and sandy."