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Barry Watch House Bay Photos

Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

Breakwater, Barry Harbour

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Stone breakwater protecting the now disused harbour beyond, seen at low water from Cold Knapp.

Uploaded to Geograph by M J Roscoe on 8 October 2017

Creative Commons License Photo © M J Roscoe, 8 October 2017. Licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons licence

Location: The knap, Barri

Location type: Urban

OS Grid: ST105661

Coordinates: 51°23'15"N 3°17'14"W

Mapcode: GBR HS.RXHR

What 3 Words: survey.poet.value

Coordinates and location codes are for an approximate mid-point of the beach, and may not reflect the best access point or the most popular part of the beach.

Country: Wales

Local Authority: Vale of Glamorgan

Parish: Barry

Nearest postcode: CF62 6FB

(for sat-nav purposes only, a beach does not have a postal address!)

'Breakwater, Barry Harbour' - a photo of Barry Watch House Bay

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