Some Historical and Archaeological attractions of Gower…
- Oystermouth castle, recently opened medieval ruined castle, Mumbles
- All Saints, Oystermouth, medieval church on site of Roman Villa, Roman mosaic on display inside church
- Swansea Museum (1835) – Wales’s oldest museum, lots of Gower archeological finds, plus information about Gower
- Mumbles Head: 18th century lighthouse, mid 19th century artillery battery called ‘Palmerston’s Folly’ (accesible at low tide).
- Bishopston, St Teilo, small 13th century church
- Caswell valley, ruined menieval chapel of Peter’s Well
- Southgate, Pennard Castle, small ruined medieval castle
- Parkmill, Green Cwm, well restored prehistoric Long Barrow
- Parkmill, behind Gower Inn, ruins of medieval Trinity Chapel used Wales’s earliest Baptist chapel in 1649
- Reynoldston, Cefn Bryn, Hilltop prehistoric dolmen or cromlech or Arthur’s Stone
- Reynoldston, St George’s Church, small medieval church with mehirs etc moved inside from nearby fields
- Oxwich, Oxwich Castle, ruined medieval castle with non-ruined wing used as local history museum. Car park, plenty of information on local history
- Oxwich Church, fine medival church on the beach, good medieval effigy
- Penrice Castle, medieval ruined castle in private hands: visible only from signposted right of way footpath across private park. Still owned by decendants of the of the original builders
- Port Eynon. Salthouse, ruins of 16th century salt stores
- Port Eynon cliffs – Culver Hole, cave blocked in 16th century for dovecote
- Paviland Cave, beyond Port Eynon. Cave excavated 1823, earliest remains of human beings in British Isles. Accessible only at low tide
- Rhosilli Church. Excellent monument to Petty Officer Evans of Scott Expedition South Pole 1910
- Rhosilli Down, prehistoric long barrows called Sweyns Houses
- Rhosilli Bay, Burry Holms Island, ruins of medieval monastery. Accessible at low tide
- Llanmadoc, Whitford Point, Whitford Lighthouse. Abandoned iron lighthouse of 19th century. Accessible only at very low tide
- Cheriton, St Cadoc parish church, Gower’s best church, fine early medieval cruciform church
- Landimore, Landimore castle, small unexcavated medieval ruined castle on bluff overlooking the marshes
- Weobley, Weobley castle, splendid late medieval fortified manor house, with plenty of information on local history in non-ruined hall of castle
- Llanrhidian, small medieval parish church with fine tower, two early medieval stone crosses on village green in front of church
- Loughor, Loughor Castle, small ruined Norman castle inside remains of roman fort of Leucarum, overlooking North gower marshes and Burry estuary
Historical and archeological facts supplied by…
Prof. Prys Morgan, Bishopston