Visit Date: September 2019
Nash Point Lighthouse is to be found on the South Wales Coast. It's an iconic and historic building that has now been given Grade 2 listed status.
The lighthouse was built between 1831 -1832. And was first turned on On September 1st 1832.
This lighthouse was constructed after the loss of "The Frolic" a shipwrecked here in 1831 with the loss of 78 lives.
There are two towers. The tall lighthouse and a smaller tower. Both initially gave out light..
The lower tower was decommissioned in the 1920s and the main tower ceased to be manned in August 1998
The lighthouse is made of local "Blue Lias" Stone and was quarried from the cliffs that it stands on.
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Visiting this site is very easy and there is a car park with a small shop/café where you will need to pay a small charge (51.403908670782236, -3.5590157508222844).
The B4265 which spans between Cardiff and Bridgend would be the main link. From this road head for the village of Macross and then onto Nash Point.
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