Tusker Rock ( cy, Ynys Twsgr), is a rock in the Bristol Channel, about west of

Ogmore-by-Sea Ogmore-by-Sea ( Welsh: ''Aberogwr'', meaning "Mouth of the River Ogmore") is a seaside village in St Brides Major community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies on the western limit of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast of south Wales. The pop ...

Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg ), often referred to as The Vale, is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north, and the Bristol ...

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. It is suggested that it takes its name from Tuska the

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, a Dane whose fellow Vikings semi-colonised the Vale of Glamorgan. Alternatively, the name might derive (as with the similarly named

Tuskar Rock, Ireland Tuskar Rock () is a group of rocks topped by a lighthouse off the southeast coast of County Wexford, Ireland. The rocks have probably destroyed more ships than any other Irish coastal feature. One hundred and seventy-six wrecks are listed for ...

Billy Colfer ( 2004) ''The Hook Peninsula: County Wexford '
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Cork University Press and various other Tusker Rocks in the Bristol Channel and Milford Haven/Skomer area) simply from the

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''tu'' (large) ''skar'' (rock). It is fully visible only at low tide, and was formerly a notorious hazard for ships. Today, the waters around Tusker Rock are a popular diving location.

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Virtual Tour at low tideTusker Rock's shipwrecks graveyard captured in art project
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