Photo of Marcross, a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales. — © Alan Hughes / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Marcross sits behind the cliffs near Nash Point, where two lighthouse towers were built in 1832 after the paddle steamer Frolic wrecked on the sands below with the loss of around 78 lives. Nash Point was the last manned lighthouse in Wales, its keepers leaving in 1998. The village has a small Norman church and a path down to the Heritage Coast shore.

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Photo along the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile long-distance path running from Chepstow to Queensferry, Wales.

Wales Coast Path

Long-distance path

Walk the outline of a whole nation — 870 miles of cliff, estuary and beach from Chepstow round to Queensferry.

1.2 km SW · spans 16 counties

Photo of Llantwit Major Beach, a beach in the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales.

Llantwit Major Beach

Beach near Llantwit Major

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Photo of Dunraven Bay, a beach near Ogmore-by-Sea, the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales.

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Beach near Ogmore-by-Sea

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Photo of Dunraven Walled Gardens, a folly near Ogmore-by-Sea, the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales.

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Folly near Ogmore-by-Sea

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Photo of Ogmore Beach, a beach near Ogmore-by-Sea, the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales.

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Beach near Ogmore-by-Sea

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Photo of Cowbridge, a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, south east Wales.

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