Three Cliffs Bay
Three Cliffs Bay is a bay in Ilston, Swansea, Wales.Places of Interest
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.
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.
Swansea Airport
Aerodrome
Swansea Airport is located in the middle of Fairwood Common on the Gower Peninsula 6 miles to the west of Swansea, Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gower Peninsula and Bishopston.
Gower Peninsula
Photo: Catrin Austin, CC BY 2.0.
The beautiful Gower Peninsula in Swansea was the United Kingdom's first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The peninsula is famous for its stunning coastal scenery, wide sandy beaches and medieval castles.
Bishopston
Village
Bishopston is a large village and community situated on the Gower Peninsula, 6 miles west south west of the centre of Swansea in South Wales. It is partly within the Gower Peninsula Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Mumbles
Village
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
Mumbles is a district of Swansea, Wales, located on the south-east corner of the unitary authority area. It is also a local government community using the same name.
Three Cliffs Bay
- Type: Bay
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Ilston, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5716° or 51° 34′ 18″ northLongitude
-4.1128° or 4° 6′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C3QHVCP+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 278472507OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Three Cliffs and High Pennard Camp.
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