Compass Rose - Satellite Oddity - Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
N 51° 22.937 W 003° 20.770
30U E 475909 N 5692394
Compass Rose - Featured on Virtual Globetrotting, shows fascinating landscape architecture, from the ground these works may look fairly random but check out the aerial view & see if you can identify the Compass Rose at Rhoose Point, in South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMT9VX
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/21/2016
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Compass Rose aka Cardinal Point: is located at Rhoose Point the most Southerly point of mainland Wales.
"Rhoose Point has been designated as a 'Site of Importance for Nature Conservation'. The scenic lakes, grassland areas and dramatic cliffs at Rhoose make it an important site for ecology and biodiversity. The habitat is made up of:-
•Lowland calcareous grassland
•Landscape architecture
•Reed beds and ponds
•Maritime cliff and slopes
•Structurally diverse and species-rich mixed scrub." Text Source: (
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From Wikipedia:
"Rhoose Point (Welsh: Trwyn y Rhws) is the most southerly settlement of mainland Wales, although there are claims that Breaksea Point is the most southern point. The Vale of Glamorgan Council had installed a permanent notice verifying Rhoose Point as the most southerly part of Wales’s mainland and there is a small stone circle marking the point as well.
It lies on the southern coast of South Wales and projects into the Bristol Channel.
Nearby used to be a cement works. On that site there is now a development of 600 houses that has greatly extended the village of Rhoose. There are plans to build more on Rhoose Point.
The most southerly point of Wales is Flat Holm in the Bristol Channel." Text Source: (
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