Nash Point Lighthouse
Nash Point is a headland and beach in the Monknash Coast of the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales, about a mile from Marcross. It is a popular location for ramblers and hiking along the cliffs to Llantwit Major beach.Photo: Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Fog Station at Nash Point Lighthouse
Museum
Photo: Aderixon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fog Station at Nash Point Lighthouse is a museum situated 160 metres west of Nash Point Lighthouse.
Atlantic College
College
UWC Atlantic is an independent boarding school in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. Atlantic College is situated 1½ km east of Nash Point Lighthouse.
Horseshoe Inn
Pub
Photo: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0.
Horseshoe Inn is a pub situated 1¼ km north of Nash Point Lighthouse.
Localities in the Area
Marcross
Village
Photo: Guy Wareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marcross is a small village in the rural community of St Donats in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales.
Broughton
Village
Photo: Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broughton is a small village in the western part of the Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales. Broughton is situated 3 km north of Nash Point Lighthouse.
Wick
Village
Photo: Mick Lobb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wick is a small village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, situated approximately 1.5 miles from the coast. Wick is situated 4½ km north of Nash Point Lighthouse.
Nash Point Lighthouse
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse, Grade II listed building in St Donats, Wales; situated on the cliff-top at Nash Point in a walled enclosure
- Categories: lighthouse and tourism
- Location: St Donats, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.40082° or 51° 24' 3" northLongitude
-3.55212° or 3° 33' 8" westElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open Location Code
9C3RCC2X+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 29062672OpenStreetMap Feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap Feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
9782455Wikidata ID
Q15717627Nash Point Lighthouse Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Dutch: Vuurtoren van Nash Point
- English: Nash Point High Light
- English: Upper (East) Lighthouse and attached Keepers' Houses, walls and ancillary buildings
- French: Phare de Nash Point
- French: phare de Nash Point
- Polish: Latarnia morska Nash Point
- Welsh: Goleudy Nash Point
- Welsh: Goleudy Trwyn yr As
- Nash Point
- Nash Point High Lighthouse
Localities in the Area
- MonknashVillage, 2½ km north
- Llantwit Major
- SuttonHamlet, 5 km northeast
- FramptonHamlet, 5 km northeast
- LlandowVillage, 6 km north
Places in the Area
- Bike ShedBuilding, 1¼ km east
- Atlantic OutdoorsBuilding, 1¼ km east
- MadibaDormitory, 1½ km east
- Math BlockSchool building, 1½ km east
- Coastwatch Lookout StationBuilding, 1½ km east
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Nash Point Lighthouse. Photo: Peter Wasp, CC BY-SA 2.0.