Rhoose Point
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Rhoose Point (Welsh: Trwyn y Rhws) is a headland and a settlement near the village of Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Rhoose Point is the most southerly point of mainland Wales.[1] A permanent notice installed by The Vale of Glamorgan Council marks Rhoose Point as the most southerly part of Wales's mainland.
Rhoose cement works, an asbestos factory and a quarry used to be located to the north of Rhoose Point. This land has been reclaimed and is the site of the Rhoose Point housing scheme, where over 1,000 houses have greatly extended the village of Rhoose.
In 2000, a monument comprising a large standing stone in a stone circle was erected on reclaimed land by the cement company Blue Circle Industries.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Weatherman Walking - Barry Docks to Rhoose Point" (PDF). BBC. 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
Rhoose Point 51.381991° N, -3.345090° W This is the most southerly point in mainland Wales and marked with a stone circle and upright four metre obelisk made of North Wales slate.
- ^ Inscription on the standing stone visible in c:File:"Menhir" at Rhoose Point - geograph.org.uk - 981204.jpg.
External links
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Media related to Rhoose Point at Wikimedia Commons
- Map sources for Rhoose Point
51°22′51″N 3°20′31″W / 51.38085°N 3.34202°W
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