Holyhead Breakwater
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Holyhead Breakwater is a massive 19th-century stone breakwater in Holyhead, Wales, built to protect its harbor and known as one of the longest structures of its kind in the UK.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holyhead Breakwater canonical | 5 |
| Holyhead breakwater | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
breakwater
ⓘ
civil engineering structure ⓘ maritime structure ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century industrial engineering ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1840s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasPart | lighthouse at the seaward end ⓘ |
| hasUse |
harbour wall
ⓘ
sea defence ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II* listed structure ⓘ |
| inception | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1.5 miles
ⓘ
approximately 2.4 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anglesey
ⓘ
Holyhead ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater |
Holyhead Harbour
ⓘ
surface form:
Holyhead harbour
|
| locatedNear |
Holyhead Mountain
ⓘ
Irish Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Holy Island ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the longest breakwaters in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| operator | port authorities of Holyhead ⓘ |
| partOf | Port of Holyhead ⓘ |
| purpose |
harbour protection
ⓘ
shelter for shipping ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
ferry services shelter ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Holyhead breakwater