Burry Holms
Burry Holms, a tidal island with the height of is at the northern end of Rhossili Bay in the Gower Peninsula, Wales. During spring and summer, Burry Holms is covered by flowers such as thrift and sea campion.
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.- Type: Island
- Description: hillfort in Swansea
- Also known as: “Burry Holm” and “Burry Holmes”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Church Of St Cenydd and Kings Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llangennith and Llanmadoc.
Llangennith
Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
Rhossili
Village
Burry Holms
- Categories: tidal island, promontory fort, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
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
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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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
Places to explore: Cwm Ivy and Kitchen Corner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Llangennith Sands and Foxhole Point.
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Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Llanfairpwllgwyngyll.
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