Once used to warn ships of the treacherous rocks at North Stack in fog

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An old breech gun, known locally as the cannon, this was used until the installation of a fog horn to warn shipping during foggy weather, by firing it at intervals, that they were near the treacherous coast in that area.

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Size: 4000px × 6016px
Location: Breakwater Park, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Jim Clark / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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