A | King Arthur’s Stone ancient burial site on Cefn-Bryn. |
B | Brangwyn Hall displays the Empire Panels originally commissioned for the House of Lords in 1924 to commerate the First World War. http://www.brangwyn.co.uk/about/the-brangwyn-panels |
C | Clyne Gardens for Rhododendrons and Azaleas, Culver hole a mysterious walled up sea cave. |
D | Dillwyn Llewelyn was the Pioneer of black & white Photography 1816 - 1906. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dillwyn_Llewelyn |
E | Edgar Evans companion of Scott on his ill-fated journey to the South Pole was born in Rhossili. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Evans |
F | Fortifications and castles dating from Bronze Age to WW2 |
G | Gower became the first "Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty" in the U.K in 1956. |
H | Heritage coast. Gower has over 1/3rd of Britain's "Heritage Coast" |
I | Ilston Chapel: one of the earliest non-conformist chapels in Wales. |
J | Swansea Jack the dog that saved his master from the sea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Jack |
K | popular venue for Kite flying, buggying, and Kite surfing. |
L | Lavabread is a seaweed delicacy and Penclawdd cockles very much traditional local fare. |
M | The "Mumbles Train" the worlds first passenger railway. welshwales.co.uk/mumbles_railway_swansea.htm |
N | The natural landscape contains almost every topographical feature. |
O | Oystermouth church houses the bells from the earthquake-devastated city of Santiago, Chile. |
P | Mumbles pier one of a handful of Victorian piers still in use. |
Q | Limestone quarrying was once extensive on the cliffs and look out for the many derelict lime- kilns dotted around. |
R | Rare birds and plants the colourful Old Red Sandstone maybe even a Red Kite. |
S | Superb surf and spectacular sunsets at Rhossili. |
T U |
Swansea the birthplace of Dylan Thomas and subject of some of his works. Under- hand Over-hand: Gary Sobers hit six sixes in one innings in a match at St Helens ground at Swansea. |
V | Rhossili Vile: remnants of the ancient system of strip farming, and still in use. |
W | Whitford lighthouse: unique cast iron structure in the Burry estuary. |
X | a criss-cross of footpaths cover an almost complete cross section of the carboniferous limestone. |
Y | Yellow Whitlow Grass; a rare alpine plant that grows in profusion on the limestone cliffs. |
Z | Zinc and copper smelting made Swansea and Neath the non-ferrous metal capital of the world over 100 yrs ago. |