Gower

Gower is an area in , . Gower is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Penrice Castle and Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb.

Castle
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is a 13th-century castle near on the , . Nearby is a neo-classical mansion house built in the 1770s. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Gower.

Archaeological site
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Parc Cwm long cairn, also known as Parc le Breos burial chamber, is a partly restored Neolithic chambered tomb, identified in 1937 as a Severn-Cotswold type of chambered long barrow. is situated 1½ miles east of Gower.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanrhidian and Penmaen.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Gower.

Hamlet
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is a village and community in , , on the Gower peninsula. It had a population of 451 as of the 2011 UK census and the community includes the villages of , Oxwich Green, Slade, Little Reynoldston, Horton as well as itself. is situated 2 miles southwest of Gower.

Gower

Latitude
51.5952° or 51° 35′ 43″ north
Longitude
-4.14974° or 4° 8′ 59″ west
Elevation
249 feet (76 metres)
Open location code
9C3QHVW2+34
Geo­Names ID
6697760
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