Bwlch y Ballring
Bwlch y Ballring is a peninsula in St Brides Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.Places of Interest
Highlights include Southerndown and Candleston Castle.
Southerndown
Southerndown is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan. It is mostly known for its beach, which is a popular tourist destination during the summer months and since 1972 has been designated a Heritage Coast and is part of the Southerndown Coast SSSI.
Candleston Castle
Castle
Candleston Castle is a 14th-century fortified manor house, in ruins since the 19th century. It is 0.75 miles southwest of Merthyr Mawr, Glamorgan, Wales, now Bridgend County Borough and just 0.75 miles northwest of Ogmore Castle, separated by the River Ogmore.
Southerndown Golf Club
Golf course
Photo: eswales, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southerndown Golf Club is a downland/links golf club in the Vale of Glamorgan, in south-east Wales, near the coast and Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown, in proximity to Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porthcawl and Bridgend.
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.
Bridgend
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridgend is a town in Glamorgan, South Wales. It is the principal town of the County Borough of Bridgend and has a population of around 40,000 people.
Coity
Village
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coity is a village in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales, part of Bridgend town urban area. Coity is part of the community of Coity Higher and is notable for being home to Coity Castle, one of the best-preserved castles in Glamorgan.
Bwlch y Ballring
- Type: Peninsula
- Category: landform
- Location: St Brides Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4579° or 51° 27′ 28″ northLongitude
-3.635° or 3° 38′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C3RF957+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 13011496388OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peninsula
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In Other Languages
“Bwlch y Ballring” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Bwlch y Ballring”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Ogmore-by-Sea Hall and Hardy’s Bay.
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