Long Hole Cave

Long Hole, also spelled Longhole, is a limestone cave on the south coast of the Gower Peninsula between Paviland and Port Eynon. It is relatively small, measuring about 15 m deep after several excavations.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Salt House, Port Eynon and The Ship Inn.

Salt House, Port Eynon

Ruins

Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salt House, Port Eynon is a ruins, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Long Hole Cave.

The Ship Inn

Pub

Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Ship Inn is a pub, which is situated 1 mile east of Long Hole Cave.

Horton and Port Eynon Lifeboat Station

Building

Photo: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Horton and Port Eynon Lifeboat Station is located at Horton Beach, just off Underhill Lane in the village of Horton, on the south coast of the Gower Peninsula in Wales, approximately 14 miles west of Swansea. Horton and Port Eynon Lifeboat Station is situated 1½ miles east of Long Hole Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Eynon and Llanddewi.

Port Eynon

Village

Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Port Eynon is a village and community within the City and County of Swansea, Wales, on the far south tip of the Gower Peninsula within the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Llanddewi

Village

Photo: David Kitching, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Llanddewi is a village, which is situated 2½ miles north of Long Hole Cave.

Rhossili

Village

Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rhossili is a small village and community on the southwestern tip of the Gower Peninsula in Wales. It is within the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the United Kingdom. Rhossili is situated 3 miles northwest of Long Hole Cave.

Long Hole Cave

Type: Cave
Description: cave and archaeological site in the United Kingdom
Category: landform
Location: Port Eynon, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.54305° or 51° 32′ 35″ north

Longitude

-4.2349° or 4° 14′ 6″ west

Open location code

9C3QGQV8+62

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2836048728

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

Wikidata ID

Q28220067

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In Other Languages

“Long Hole Cave” goes by many names.

Welsh: “Ogof Longhole”
Welsh: “Ogof Twll Hir”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Engine Room Slab and Long Hole Cliff Nature Reserve.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Overton (Gower) WwTW and Ballands Site Port Eynon Substation.

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