ðə pˈɑːɹk ɪz pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli nˈoʊɾᵻd fɚðə nˈaɪntiːn ˈɑːɹtʃ pˈoːɹθkɚɹi vˈaɪədˌʌkt kɹˈɔst baɪ ɐ ɹˈeɪlweɪ ðæt sˈɜːvd æz ɐ tɹænspoːɹtˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ kˈoʊl fɹʌm sˌʌm ʌvðə sˈaʊθ wˈeɪlz vˈælɪz nˈɔːɹθ ʌv bɹˈɪdʒɛnd tə bˈæɹi dˈɑːks pˈoːɹt ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnθ ænd ˈɜːli twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz.
The park is particularly noted for the nineteen arch Porthkerry Viaduct crossed by a railway that served as a transportation for coal from some of the South Wales Valleys north of Bridgend to Barry Docks port in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.