West Usk Lighthouse is a

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building on the

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at the mouth of the

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south of the city of

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The

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was constructed in 1821. It was the first to be built by James Walker (1781–1862), a prominent Scottish civil engineer. Amongst other projects, Walker went on to build another 21 lighthouses. The land around the lighthouse has been reclaimed as farmland but it stood on an island until 1856. It was decommissioned as an operational lighthouse in 1922. The lighthouse is currently operating as a hotel. For hotel guests, a private road off the B4239 (Lighthouse Road) leads to the lighthouse. Alternatively, it may be reached by a walk along the sea wall footpath from the car park of the Lighthouse Inn on Beach Road. The lighthouse is situated next to the Pont-y-cwcw Reen. It was featured in July 2008 on an episode of the Channel 5 television series ''

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'' and in 2020 on the ''

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". The lighthouse is a

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. The less substantial East Usk Lighthouse, on the opposite bank of the River Usk, is within the

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wildlife reserve.

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