Tusker Rock
Tusker Rock is a rock in the Bristol Channel, about 2 miles west of Ogmore-by-Sea, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is suggested that it takes its name from Tuska the Viking, a Dane whose fellow Vikings semi-colonised the Vale of Glamorgan.Places of Interest
Highlights: Coney Beach Pleasure Park and St John the Baptist Church.
Coney Beach Pleasure Park
St John the Baptist Church
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ogmore-by-Sea and Newton.
Ogmore-by-Sea
Village
Newton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tusker Rock
- Type: Rock
- Description: island in Bristol Channel, Wales, United Kingdom
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.45422° or 51° 27′ 15″ north
Longitude
-3.66974° or 3° 40′ 11″ west
Open location code
9C3RF83J+M4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rock
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Tusker Rock” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Craig y Sger”
- Cebuano: “Tusker Rock”
- Dutch: “Tusker Rock”
- French: “Tusker Rock”
- Swedish: “Tusker Rock”
- Welsh: “Ynys Twsgr”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Southerndown and Heolymynydd.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hardy’s Bay and Traeth yr Afon.
Wales: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.
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