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The Gower Peninsular

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The Bulwark Hillfort
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Burry Holms Promontory Fort
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Burry Standing Stones Standing Stones
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Cat Hole Cave Cave / Rock Shelter
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Cefn Bryn (Centre) Cairn(s)
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Cefn Bryn (East) Cairn(s)
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Cefn Bryn Great Cairn Cairn(s)
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Cefn Bryn (West) Cairn(s)
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Foxhole Slade Cave / Rock Shelter
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4 sites
Hardings Down
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Horse Cliff Fort Cliff Fort
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The Knave Cliff Fort
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Lewes Castle Cliff Fort
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Llanmadoc Hill Cairn(s)
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Llanrhidian Standing Stones
8 posts
Longhole Cave Cave / Rock Shelter
34 posts
Maen Ceti Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech
Maiden Castle (Gower) Promontory Fort
Mewslade Cave Cave / Rock Shelter
Mew Slade fort Promontory Fort
Nicholaston long cairn Burial Chamber
10 posts
Old Castle Enclosure
21 posts
Parc Le Breos Long Cairn
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Paviland Cliff Fort
12 posts
Paviland Cave Cave / Rock Shelter
7 posts
Penmaen Burial Chamber
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Red Chamber Cave / Rock Shelter
Red Fescue Hole Cave / Rock Shelter
33 posts
Rhossili Down Cairn(s)
6 posts
Rhossili Down settlement Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
Rockrose Cave Cave / Rock Shelter
4 posts
Samson's Jack Standing Stone / Menhir
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Sweyne Howes Chambered Tomb
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Sweyne Howes (south) Chambered Tomb
7 posts
Thurba Camp Cliff Fort
7 posts
Ty'r-coed Standing Stone / Menhir
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Worm's Head Enclosure

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Carving found in Gower cave could be oldest rock art


An archaeologist believes a wall carving in a south Wales cave could be Britain's oldest example of rock art.

The faint scratchings of a speared reindeer are believed to have been carved by a hunter-gatherer in the Ice Age more than 14,000 years ago... continues...
moss Posted by moss
26th July 2011ce
Edited 27th July 2011ce

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The Gower Peninsula: Standing Stones


A page about standing stones on the Gower, including a small seletion of thumbnails linking to higher resolution images. It's a bit Janet and John, but serves as a good introduction to the area.
Kammer Posted by Kammer
24th March 2003ce
Edited 2nd January 2004ce

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Worm's Head (Enclosure) — Links

National Coastwatch


47 people have been rescued from Worm's Head since the lookout station opened in March 2007.

Don't say you weren't warned!
thesweetcheat Posted by thesweetcheat
20th April 2012ce

Worm's Head (Enclosure) — Images (click to view fullsize)

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Lewes Castle (Cliff Fort) — Images

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19th April 2012ce

Lewes Castle (Cliff Fort) — Links

Coflein


Coflein website includes aerial photos of the fort.

Crescentic double banks with a medial ditch, c.92m in length, cut off a craggy promontory, within is a less prominent, banked & ditched subrectangularenclosure, c.20m NNE-SSW by 18m, resting against the upsurge of the steeply rising promontory; both works have N-facing entrances.
thesweetcheat Posted by thesweetcheat
19th April 2012ce

Thurba Camp (Cliff Fort) — Images

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19th April 2012ce
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