SOUTHERNMOST - Point of Mainland Wales.
N 51° 22.937 W 003° 20.770
30U E 475909 N 5692394
Rhoose Point the most Southerly point of mainland Wales. Features several large & fascinating landscape architecture patterns.
Some are obvious at ground level, others you may walk past & not even notice. Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMT9Z5
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/21/2016
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Gravel Sculptures, Featured on Virtual Globetrotting, & Google Sightseeing shows fascinating landscape architecture. From the ground these works look fairly random, but from satellite their design becomes apparent. Located at Rhoose Point, Wales.
"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." Text Source: (
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"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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