Welsh Moor
Welsh Moor is a heath in Llanrhidian Lower, Swansea, Wales. Welsh Moor is situated nearby to the forest Cillibion Plantation, as well as near the heath Forest Common.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parc le Breos Chambered Tomb and Cathole Cave.
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 2 miles southeast of Welsh Moor.
Cathole Cave
Cave
Photo: Daicaregos, Public domain.
Cathole Cave, Cat Hole Cave or Cathole Rock Cave, is a cave near Parc Cwm long cairn at Parc le Breos, on the Gower Peninsula, Wales. It is a steep limestone outcrop, about 200 yards north of the cromlech along the Parc le Breos Cwm valley and near the top of the gorge, about 50 feet from the valley floor. Cathole Cave is situated 2 miles southeast of Welsh Moor.
Arthur’s Stone, Cefn Bryn
Archaeological site
Photo: RobinLeicester, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arthur’s Stone, Cefn Bryn is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Welsh Moor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wernffrwd and Llanrhidian.
Wernffrwd
Hamlet
Wernffrwd is a village in the south of Wales. It is located approximately 8.5 miles from Swansea, and is within the Community of Llanrhidian Higher. The village is situated in the north of the Gower Peninsula, overlooking the Loughor Estuary and consists of lower and upper Wernffrwd.
Llanrhidian
Village
Photo: Chris Henley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanrhidian is a village, which is situated 1½ miles west of Welsh Moor.
Penclawdd
Village
Photo: Eagle Owl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Penclawdd is a village in the north of the Gower Peninsula in the county of Swansea, Wales. Historically, it was part of Glamorgan. Penclawdd is most famous for its local cockle industry which goes back for many years to Roman times. Penclawdd is situated 2½ miles northeast of Welsh Moor.
Welsh Moor
- Type: Heath
- Location: Llanrhidian Lower, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.61352° or 51° 36′ 49″ northLongitude
-4.13888° or 4° 8′ 20″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C3QJV76+CCOpenStreetMap ID
way 101570543OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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Highlights include Cillibion Plantation and Forest Common.
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