Rhoose Point: Difference between revisions
Remove speculation on whether Breaksea Point is further south and why. That's WP:OR. By the way, erosion is NOT causing Rhoose Point to 'creep inland slightly'. It is moving further north but remains on the coast. |
Verbcatcher (talk | contribs) the stone circle was installed by the cement company not by the council, and it does not appear to specifically link the southernmost point |
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[[File:View_over_part_of_Rhoose_Point_Facing_SE_-_March_28_2009.JPG|thumb|Part of Rhoose Point]] |
[[File:View_over_part_of_Rhoose_Point_Facing_SE_-_March_28_2009.JPG|thumb|Part of Rhoose Point]] |
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'''Rhoose Point''' ({{lang-cy|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 settlement of [[Wales]]. A permanent notice |
'''Rhoose Point''' ({{lang-cy|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 settlement of [[Wales]]. A permanent notice installed by The Vale of Glamorgan Council mark Rhoose Point as the most southerly part of Wales's mainland. |
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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. |
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. |
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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]].<ref>Inscription on the standing stone visible in [[:c:File:"Menhir" at Rhoose Point - geograph.org.uk - 981204.jpg]].</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 14:02, 30 June 2024
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Rhoose Point (Template:Lang-cy) is a headland and a settlement near the village of Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Rhoose Point is the most southerly settlement of Wales. A permanent notice installed by The Vale of Glamorgan Council mark 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.[1]
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References
- ^ Inscription on the standing stone visible in c:File:"Menhir" at Rhoose Point - geograph.org.uk - 981204.jpg.
External links
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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