Old Watch House

Old Watch House is a ruins in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Old Watch House is situated near the park Knap Gardens, as well as near the suburb Cold Knap.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Knap Lake and Barry railway station.

The Knap Lake

Photo: Tony Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Knap Lake is situated 890 feet west of Old Watch House.

Barry railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barry railway station is one of three stations serving the town of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. This one, Barry Town, is preceded by Barry Docks and Cadoxton stations on the Barry Branch which runs from Cardiff Central to a fourth station at Barry Island, the terminus. Barry railway station is situated 3,200 feet north of Old Watch House.

Barry Castle

Ruins

Photo: Mudforce, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Barry Castle is a small Grade II* listed ruined two-storey gatehouse with the adjacent walls of a hall in the Romilly district of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. Barry Castle is situated 3,000 feet north of Old Watch House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cold Knap and Porthkerry.

Cold Knap

Suburb

Photo: Tony Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cold Knap is a district of Barry in South Wales.

Porthkerry

Hamlet

Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.

Porthkerry is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies on the Bristol Channel coast of South Wales within the community of Rhoose between that village and the town of Barry to the east.

Cwm Talwg

Suburb

Photo: Christopher Ware, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cwm Talwg is a north-western district and large housing estate complex within the town of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan ten miles outside Cardiff in south Wales.

Old Watch House

Type: Ruins
Address: Barry, CF62 6FB
Categories: building and historic site
Location: Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.38877° or 51° 23′ 20″ north

Longitude

-3.28963° or 3° 17′ 23″ west

Open location code

9C3R9PQ6+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 899605812

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Knap Gardens and Richard Taylor Skate Park.

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Places to explore: Lakeside Flats Barry Substation and The Knap Pumping Station Substation.

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