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Gower Peninsula

Gower Peninsula is a peninsula in , .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Penrice Castle and Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb.

Castle
Photo: Alan Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 13th-century castle near Penrice, Swansea on the , . Nearby is a neo-classical mansion house built in the 1770s.

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.

Castle
Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruined castle, near the modern village of on the , in south . The castle was built in the early 12th century as a timber ringwork following the Norman invasion of Wales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gower Peninsula and Llanelli.

Photo: Catrin Austin, CC BY 2.0.
The beautiful in was the first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The peninsula is famous for its stunning coastal scenery, wide sandy beaches and medieval castles.

Photo: Lesbardd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a large town in that sums up everything that South Wales was historically about: Rugby Union, religious nonconformity, proud preservation of the Welsh language, metal-bashing of steel for car production and tinplate for tin cans — and brownfield desolation when this industry declined.

Village
Photo: Eagle Owl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the north of the in the county of , Wales. Historically, it was part of . is most famous for its local cockle industry which goes back for many years to Roman times.

Gower Peninsula

Latitude
51.5964° or 51° 35′ 47″ north
Longitude
-4.1476° or 4° 8′ 51″ west
Open location code
9C3QHVW2+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1917484764
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peninsula
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Gower Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Welsh: “Penrhyn Gŵyr”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cillibion and Llanrhidian.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Broad Pool and Cefn Bryn Common.

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