Tusker Rock

Tusker Rock (Welsh: Ynys Twsgr) is a rock in the Bristol Channel, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Ogmore-by-Sea, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is suggested that it takes its name from Tuska the Viking, a Dane whose fellow Vikings semi-colonised the Vale of Glamorgan.[1] Alternatively, the name might derive (as with the similarly named Tuskar Rock, Ireland[2] and various other Tusker Rocks in the Bristol Channel and Milford Haven/Skomer area) simply from the Old Norse tu (large) skar (rock).

This article is about Tusker Rock in Wales. For other uses, see Tuskar 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.

References
  1. Hayward, Will (9 December 2018). "The tiny island off the Welsh coast which is a graveyard of ships". Wales Online. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. Billy Colfer ( 2004) The Hook Peninsula: County Wexford p30 Cork University Press ISBN 9781859183786

51.45398°N 3.66944°W / 51.45398; -3.66944

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