swansea
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Parc Cwm Long Cairn
Map Ref: SS53738984 Parc Cwn long cairn, also known as Parc le Breos burial chamber is a partly restored Neolithic chambered tomb located on the Gower Peninsula, Wales. Professor Glyn Daniel writes that the monument was discovered in 1869. “Workmen, robbing the barrow to obtain stone for roadmaking, came across the chamber and found portions…
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Culver Hole/The Smuggler’s Cove – Gower, Wales
We began our walk from Port Eynon beach car park. As you walk around the coastal path you will come first to the remains of The Salt House. According to local folklore, this building was fortified by legendary Gower pirate John Lucas in the 1700s, in order to further his unlawful activities, and that he…
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Sweyne’s Howes – Gower, Wales
Sweyne’s Howes is a Neolithic site on Rhossili Downs in Gower, Wales. Today, the site comprises of two ruined cromlechs. In this post we will cover the archaeology of the site, as well as the Viking legends associated with the name.. The North Cairn – The northern of the two is the slightly better preserved..…
