North Gower Views

There are some amazing views to be had of Gower from the Iron Age hillfort (Pen-y-Gaer) located at the top of Penclawdd. From its grand heights, you can take in the whole breadth of the peninsula's northern coastline and can gain some inspiring views over the Burry Estuary stretching from Gowerton to the distant Whiteford Burrows.

North Gower from Pen-y-Gaer Hillfort, Penclawdd

Gower's various hills afford a great opportunity to gain some amazing aerial views over the peninsula's characterful villages. In the instance of the Pen-y-Gaer hillfort, it is the sprawling village of Penlawdd which can be studied like a small model village beneath your gaze.

I know it can be quite a slog up the hill to gain access to these amazing views but, as I think you will appreciate from he photographs that follow, it is well worth the extra weight to carry a good pair of binoculers with you if you do decide to undertake the climb :o)

The Sun Setting Over the Burry Estuary

Crofty Industrial Estate - Built on One of the Old Pencaerfenni Fields.
The Royal Ordnance Factory That Was Built Here Closed After WW2.
The Industrial Estate Which Replaced It Opened in the 1950s

The Graig-y-Coed Housing Estate

I Grew Up Just a Few Minutes Walk From Here. My Fondest Memories of Graig-y-Coed is the

Small Roundabout, Which I Used to Zip Around on my Old Chopper Bicycle in the 1970s

Tabernacle Chapel, Penclawdd, and the Rugby Field/ Recreation Ground

Tabernacle Chapel was Originally Built in 1836, When a More Purist Calvanistic Faction Split
from the Nearby Bethel Chapel. The Chapel Was Rebuilt in its Current Guise in 1911

Penclawdd Was Once a Thriving Sea Port Before Heavy Silting
Closed Access to Large Trading Shipping Trade

Bethel Church (Bottom Right in the Above Photograph) Was the First Chapel to be
Built in Penclawdd and Dates Back to 1816. The Current Building Was Completed in 1910

The Sprawling Village of Penclawdd, Once Noted for its Sea
Trading, Coal Mining, Copper Smelting and Cockle Picking