Whiteford Sands and Whiteford Point Lighthouse are located on the north-western tip of the Gower peninsula in South Wales. <br /><br />This is a vast two mile expanse of sandy beach leading out along the edge of the Loughor Estuary backed by pine trees. This area is a nature reserve owned by the National Trust.<br /><br />The decommissioned cast iron lighthouse found at the furthest northern tip of the beach is believed to be the last remaining cast iron lighthouse found in British Isles. <br /><br />The Llanelli Harbour and Burry Navigation Commissioners constructed the lighthouse in 1865 to mark the south side of the channel to the port of Llanelli; it replaced an earlier wooden structure of 1854. The lighthouse remained in use until 1933; more recently the Nature Conservancy Council took up the lease from the Llanelli Harbour Trust.