West Tor
West Tor is a cliff in Ilston, Swansea, Wales. West Tor is situated nearby to the cliff Little Tor, as well as near Little Star Wall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pennard Castle and Cefn Bryn.
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 1¼ miles east of West Tor.
Cefn Bryn
Peak
Photo: Matthew Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cefn Bryn is an ancient ridge in Britain. It is a 5-mile-long Old Red Sandstone ridge in south Wales, in the heart of the Gower Peninsula, in the City and County of Swansea.
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 northeast of West Tor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Penmaen and Parkmill.
Parkmill
Village
Parkmill is a village in the Gower Peninsula, South Wales, midway between the villages of Penmaen and Ilston, about eight miles west of Swansea, and about one mile from the north coast of the Bristol Channel. Parkmill is situated 1½ miles northeast of West Tor.
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. Southgate is situated 1½ miles east of West Tor.
West Tor
- Type: Cliff
- Categories: climbing site, sports location, and landform
- Location: Ilston, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.57013° or 51° 34′ 13″ northLongitude
-4.1301° or 4° 7′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C3QHVC9+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 475721829OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliffOpenStreetMap feature
sport=climbing
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