Pobbles Bay East
Pobbles Bay East is a cliff in Pennard, Swansea, Wales. Pobbles Bay East is situated nearby to the climbing site Pobbles Quarry (Upper Quarry), as well as near the scenic viewpoint Three Cliffs Corner.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pennard Castle and Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb.
Pennard Castle
Castle
Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pennard Castle is a ruined castle, near the modern village of Pennard on the Gower Peninsula, in south Wales. The castle was built in the early 12th century as a timber ringwork following the Norman invasion of Wales. Pennard Castle is situated 3,400 feet north of Pobbles Bay East.
Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb
Archaeological site
Photo: Daicaregos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb is situated 1½ miles north of Pobbles Bay East.
Cathole Cave
Cave
Photo: Daicaregos, Public domain.
Cathole Cave, Cat Hole Cave or Cathole Rock Cave, is a cave near Parc Cwm long cairn at Parc le Breos, on the Gower Peninsula, Wales. It is a steep limestone outcrop, about 200 yards north of the cromlech along the Parc le Breos Cwm valley and near the top of the gorge, about 50 feet from the valley floor. Cathole Cave is situated 1½ miles north of Pobbles Bay East.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southgate and Penmaen.
Southgate
Village
Southgate is a village in the community of Pennard on the Gower Peninsula, Swansea, Wales. It is also a community electoral ward for Pennard Community Council. The population in 2011 was 2,004, making up most of the population of the community.
Pennard
Village
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pennard is a village and community on the south of the Gower Peninsula, about 7 miles south-west of Swansea city centre. It falls within the Pennard electoral ward of Swansea.
Pobbles Bay East
- Type: Cliff
- Categories: climbing site, sports location, and landform
- Location: Pennard, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.56742° or 51° 34′ 3″ northLongitude
-4.10427° or 4° 6′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C3QHV8W+X7OpenStreetMap ID
node 1274220128OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliffOpenStreetMap feature
sport=climbing
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pobbles Quarry (Upper Quarry) and Three Cliffs Corner.
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