South Stack on the publisher's website. South Stack South Stack () is an island situated just off Holy Island on the northwest coast of Anglesey. South Stack is famous as the location of one of Wales' most spectacular lighthouses, South Stack Lighthouse. It has a height of 41 metres (135 feet). It has a maximum area of 7 acres. Until 1828 when an iron suspension bridge was built, the only means of crossing the deep water channel on to the island was in a basket which was suspended on a hemp cable. The suspension bridge was replaced in 1964, but by 1983
Woody Island Lighthouses importance of the area for maritime and communication purposes. The Woody Island Lighthouses and Ancillary Buildings Site is associated with Commander George Poynter Heath, the first Portmaster of Queensland (1862–1890), a significant figure in the development of the Queensland lighthouse service. Heath was responsible for supervising the opening of 13 new ports, establishing 33 lighthouses, 6 lightships and 150 small lights and marking the inner route through the Barrier Reef. The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage. The Woody Island lighthouses are further significant as rare examples of twin lighthouses constructed along the Queensland coast.