{"id":67,"date":"2013-12-15T20:16:36","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T20:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ybl.ee2.mywebsitetransfer.com\/wp\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2014-01-12T18:06:01","modified_gmt":"2014-01-12T18:06:01","slug":"historical-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/gowercoast.com\/?page_id=67","title":{"rendered":"Historical Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some Historical and Archaeological attractions of Gower…<\/p>\n

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  1. Oystermouth castle, recently opened medieval ruined castle, Mumbles<\/li>\n
  2. All Saints, Oystermouth, medieval church on site of Roman Villa, Roman mosaic on display inside church<\/li>\n
  3. Swansea Museum (1835) – Wales’s oldest museum, lots of Gower archeological finds, plus information about Gower<\/li>\n
  4. Mumbles Head: 18th century lighthouse, mid 19th century artillery battery called ‘Palmerston’s Folly’ (accesible at low tide).<\/li>\n
  5. Bishopston, St Teilo, small 13th century church<\/li>\n
  6. Caswell valley, ruined menieval chapel of Peter’s Well<\/li>\n
  7. Southgate, Pennard Castle, small ruined medieval castle<\/li>\n
  8. Parkmill, Green Cwm, well restored prehistoric Long Barrow<\/li>\n
  9. Parkmill, behind Gower Inn, ruins of medieval Trinity Chapel used Wales’s earliest Baptist chapel in 1649<\/li>\n
  10. Reynoldston, Cefn Bryn, Hilltop prehistoric dolmen or cromlech or Arthur’s Stone<\/li>\n
  11. Reynoldston, St George’s Church, small medieval church with mehirs etc moved inside from nearby fields<\/li>\n
  12. Oxwich, Oxwich Castle, ruined medieval castle with non-ruined wing used as local history museum. Car park, plenty of information on local history<\/li>\n
  13. Oxwich Church, fine medival church on the beach, good medieval effigy<\/li>\n
  14. 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<\/li>\n
  15. Port Eynon. Salthouse, ruins of 16th century salt stores<\/li>\n
  16. Port Eynon cliffs – Culver Hole, cave blocked in 16th century for dovecote<\/li>\n
  17. Paviland Cave, beyond Port Eynon. Cave excavated 1823, earliest remains of human beings in British Isles. Accessible only at low tide<\/li>\n
  18. Rhosilli Church. Excellent monument to Petty Officer Evans of Scott Expedition South Pole 1910<\/li>\n
  19. Rhosilli Down, prehistoric long barrows called Sweyns Houses<\/li>\n
  20. Rhosilli Bay, Burry Holms Island, ruins of medieval monastery. Accessible at low tide<\/li>\n
  21. Llanmadoc, Whitford Point, Whitford Lighthouse. Abandoned iron lighthouse of 19th century. Accessible only at very low tide<\/li>\n
  22. Cheriton, St Cadoc parish church, Gower’s best church, fine early medieval cruciform church<\/li>\n
  23. Landimore, Landimore castle, small unexcavated medieval ruined castle on bluff overlooking the marshes<\/li>\n
  24. Weobley, Weobley castle, splendid late medieval fortified manor house, with plenty of information on local history in non-ruined hall of castle<\/li>\n
  25. Llanrhidian, small medieval parish church with fine tower, two early medieval stone crosses on village green in front of church<\/li>\n
  26. Loughor, Loughor Castle, small ruined Norman castle inside remains of roman fort of Leucarum, overlooking North gower marshes and Burry estuary<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Historical and archeological facts supplied by…<\/em>
    \n Prof. Prys Morgan, Bishopston<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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