Forest Common
Forest Common is a heath in Llanrhidian Higher, Swansea, Wales. Forest Common is situated nearby to the forest Cillibion Plantation, as well as near the heath Welsh Moor.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 south of Forest Common.
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 1½ miles south of Forest Common.
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. Cefn Bryn is situated 2½ miles south of Forest Common.
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 2 miles west of Forest Common.
Ilston
Village
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ilston is a village and community in Swansea, southwest Wales. Ilston has its own community council. Ilston is situated 2 miles southeast of Forest Common.
Forest Common
- Type: Heath
- Location: Llanrhidian Higher, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.61289° or 51° 36′ 46″ northLongitude
-4.12598° or 4° 7′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C3QJV7F+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1237864215OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heath
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Highlights include Cillibion Plantation and Welsh Moor.
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