Southerndown Coast

Cliffs on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast south of Dunraven Park.

Southerndown Coast is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in St Brides Major community, in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It forms part of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, bordered by the Monknash Coast to the southeast. The nearby villages are Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea. The SSSI extends over 5 kilometres (3 miles) of south-west facing coastline, with rocky limestone cliffs, broad beaches and deeply fissured wave-cut platforms.[1]

A map of the Southerndown Coast indicating the areas of Sites of Special Scientific Interest.
  1. ^ Howe, S.R. (March 1996). "Geological Walks in Wales: Ogmore-by-Sea" (PDF). www.swga.org.uk. South Wales Geologists' Association. Retrieved 5 November 2013.