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Burry Holms

Burry Holms, a tidal island with the height of is at the northern end of in the , . During spring and summer, Burry Holms is covered by flowers such as thrift and sea campion.
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Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
  • Type: Island
  • Description: hillfort in Swansea
  • Also known as: “Burry Holm” and “Burry Holmes”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church Of St Cenydd and Kings Head.

Church
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

Pub
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llangennith and Llanmadoc.

Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
is a village in the City and County of , . It is located in the . Moor Lane leads westwards to a caravan park near Rhossili Bay and Burrows Lane leads northwards to a caravan park overlooking .

Village
Photo: Steve Rigg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small village and community on the southwestern tip of the in . It is within the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the .

Burry Holms

Latitude
51.60917° or 51° 36′ 33″ north
Longitude
-4.31296° or 4° 18′ 47″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
9C3QJM5P+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 96327659
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2654230
Wiki­data ID
Q248118
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Satellite Map

Discover Burry Holms from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Burry Holms” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Burry Holms”
  • French: “Ynys Lanwol”
  • German: “Burry Holms”
  • Japanese: “バリー・ホームズ島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Burry Holms”
  • Russian: “Барри-Холмс (остров)”
  • Russian: “Барри-Холмс”
  • Swedish: “Burry Holms”
  • Welsh: “Bryngaer Burry Holms”
  • Welsh: “Ynys Lanwol”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cwm Ivy and Kitchen Corner.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Foxhole Point and Twlc Point.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Burry Holms”. Photo: Rodw, Public domain.