The Big Dipper
The Big Dipper is in Merthyr Mawr, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales. The Big Dipper is situated nearby to Candleston Castle, as well as near Merthyr Mawr Warren National Nature Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Candleston Castle and Church Of St Teilo.
Candleston Castle
Castle
Church Of St Teilo
Church
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church Of St Teilo is situated 1 mile east of The Big Dipper.
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. Southerndown Golf Club is situated 1 mile southeast of The Big Dipper.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ogmore and Merthyr Mawr.
Ogmore
Village
Photo: John Goodall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ogmore is a village in St Bride's Major community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales on the River Ogmore. It grew around the now ruined Ogmore Castle, built by the Normans.
Merthyr Mawr
Village
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Merthyr Mawr is a village and community in Bridgend, Wales. The village is about 2+1⁄2 miles from the centre of Bridgend town. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 267.
Tythegston
Village
Photo: eswales, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tythegston is a conservation area village located close to Cardiff and Swansea on the south coast of Bridgend, Wales. It is home to Tythegston Court, a Grade II listed manor house at the centre of the 1,200 acre Tythegston Estate which is designated at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.
The Big Dipper
- Type: Sand
- Category: landform
- Location: Merthyr Mawr, County Borough of Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4829° or 51° 28′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.62878° or 3° 37′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C3RF9MC+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 372513236OpenStreetMap feature
natural=sand
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