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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Coney Beach Pleasure Park and St John the Baptist Church.
Coney Beach Pleasure Park
Photo: WillMcC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coney Beach Pleasure Park was a small amusement park in Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan in Wales, opened in 1918 and in operation from the end of February until 5 November. The park was permanently shut down on 5 October 2025. Coney Beach Pleasure Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Tusker Rock.
St John the Baptist Church
Church
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Baptist Church is a medieval church and Grade I listed building in Church Street, Newton, Porthcawl, Wales. It was built in the late twelfth century and has been remodelled several times in the succeeding centuries. St John the Baptist Church is situated 2 miles north of Tusker Rock.
Porthcawl Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porthcawl Library is situated 2½ miles northwest of Tusker Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ogmore-by-Sea and Newton.
Ogmore-by-Sea
Village
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ogmore-by-Sea is a seaside village in St Brides Major community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies on the western limit of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast of south Wales. The population in 2011 was 878. Ogmore-by-Sea is situated 1½ miles east of Tusker Rock.
Newton
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Newton is a village located near the seaside resort town of Porthcawl, in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Newton is situated 2 miles north of Tusker Rock.
Porthcawl
Photo: Gareth Thompson, CC BY 2.0.
Porthcawl is a town and community in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales. It is located on the south coast, 25 miles west of Cardiff and 19 miles south-east of Swansea.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.45422° or 51° 27′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.66974° or 3° 40′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C3RF83J+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 2388658478OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rockGeoNames ID
2635324Wikidata ID
Q7856800
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“Tusker Rock” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Craig y Sger”
- Cebuano: “Tusker Rock”
- Dutch: “Tusker Rock”
- French: “Tusker Rock”
- Swedish: “Tusker Rock”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Southerndown and Heolymynydd.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hardy’s Bay and Traeth yr Afon.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tusker Rock”. Photo: fionamcallisterphotography, CC BY 2.0.