Nash Point Lighthouse
Nash Point is a headland and beach in the Monknash Coast of the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales, about a mile from Marcross. It is a popular location for ramblers and hiking along the cliffs to Llantwit Major beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse, Grade II listed building in St Donats, Wales; situated on the cliff-top at Nash Point in a walled enclosure
- Also known as: “Nash Point”, “Nash Point High Light”, “Nash Point High Lighthouse”, and “Upper (East) Lighthouse and attached Keepers‘ Houses, walls and ancillary buildings”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fog Station at Nash Point Lighthouse and Atlantic College.
Fog Station at Nash Point Lighthouse
Museum
Photo: Aderixon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fog Station at Nash Point Lighthouse is a museum, which is situated 520 feet west of Nash Point Lighthouse.
Atlantic College
College
UWC Atlantic is an independent boarding school in Llantwit Major in Wales. Founded in 1962, it was the first of the United World Colleges and was among the first educational institutions in the world to follow an international curriculum. Atlantic College is situated 1 mile east of Nash Point Lighthouse.
Horseshoe Inn
Pub
Photo: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0.
Horseshoe Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile north of Nash Point Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marcross and Broughton.
Marcross
Village
Photo: Guy Wareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marcross is a small village in the rural community of St Donats in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It consists of a public house and a few scattered houses, farms, and a small medieval church in the centre of the village.
Broughton
Village
Photo: Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broughton is a small village in the western part of the Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales. It lies just northeast of Monknash and south of Wick. It contains a building known as "The Malthouse", now converted into flats. Broughton is situated 2 miles north of Nash Point Lighthouse.
Wick
Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wick is a small village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, situated approximately 1.5 miles from the coast. The closest towns are Llantwit Major, Cowbridge and Bridgend. The community includes Broughton. Wick is situated 2½ miles north of Nash Point Lighthouse.
Nash Point Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse and tourism
- Location: St Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.40082° or 51° 24′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.55212° or 3° 33′ 8″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
9C3RCC2X+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 29062672OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
9782455Wikidata ID
Q15717627
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Nash Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Nash Point”
- French: “phare de Nash Point”
- French: “Phare de Nash Point”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska Nash Point”
- Welsh: “Goleudy Trwyn yr As”
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