Vernon Watkins
Vernon Watkins is a memorial in Pennard, Swansea, Wales. Vernon Watkins is situated nearby to the cave Bacon Hole, as well as near the cliff Bucketland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pennard Castle and St Mary’s Church.
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 1½ miles northwest of Vernon Watkins.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary’s Church is situated 1¼ miles north of Vernon Watkins.
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 2½ miles northwest of Vernon Watkins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southgate and Pennard.
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.
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.
Vernon Watkins
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Pennard, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.56325° or 51° 33′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.07693° or 4° 4′ 37″ westOpen location code
9C3QHW7F+76OpenStreetMap ID
node 882612061OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bacon Hole and Bucketland.
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