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Small tidal island at the northern end of the Gower
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1754:Byron Davies
1604:Upper Killay
1564:Pitton Green
1529:Oxwich Green
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1270:Langland Bay
1255:Bracelet Bay
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460:Upper Killay
420:Pitton Green
385:Oxwich Green
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172:Horton Beach
122:Langland Bay
107:Bracelet Bay
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1829:Phil Tanner
1774:Cyril Gwynn
1764:Edgar Evans
1759:Ifor Davies
1738:Ilston Book
1690:Lighthouses
1574:Reynoldston
1509:Nicholaston
1484:Llanrhidian
1479:Llanmorlais
1469:Llangennith
1409:Burry Green
1376:Burry Holms
1345:Burry Holms
1295:Pobbles Bay
1280:Brandy Cove
1275:Caswell Bay
1265:Rotherslade
1215:Burry Holms
1154: /
1092:11 February
1067:22 February
1042:22 February
1008:22 February
1004:. July 2021
886:Burry Holms
882:Ynys Lanwol
874:Llangennith
808:Etymologies
802:sea campion
778:Ynys Lanwol
761:Burry Holms
695:Phil Tanner
640:Cyril Gwynn
630:Edgar Evans
625:Ifor Davies
602:Ilston Book
553:Lighthouses
430:Reynoldston
365:Nicholaston
340:Llanrhidian
335:Llanmorlais
325:Llangennith
265:Burry Green
230:Burry Holms
197:Burry Holms
147:Pobbles Bay
132:Brandy Cove
127:Caswell Bay
117:Rotherslade
64:Burry Holms
1869:Categories
1844:Harri Webb
1809:Jo Mazelis
1769:Iris Gower
1569:Port Eynon
1404:Bishopston
1310:Oxwich Bay
1285:Pwlldu Bay
1139:51°36′34″N
984:References
938:excavation
909:Mesolithic
710:Harri Webb
675:Jo Mazelis
635:Iris Gower
425:Port Eynon
260:Bishopston
162:Oxwich Bay
137:Pwlldu Bay
1594:Southgate
1539:Penclawdd
1494:Middleton
1474:Llanmadoc
1464:Llanddewi
1454:Landimore
1369:Headlands
1315:Slade Bay
1290:Hunts Bay
1220:Cefn Bryn
1142:4°18′28″W
962:monastery
851:Old Norse
822:Old Welsh
450:Southgate
395:Penclawdd
350:Middleton
330:Llanmadoc
320:Llanddewi
310:Landimore
224:Headlands
167:Slade Bay
142:Hunts Bay
69:Cefn Bryn
1589:Scurlage
1579:Rhossili
1534:Parkmill
1514:Oldwalls
1489:Llethryd
1459:Langland
1449:Knelston
1429:Gowerton
1419:Cheriton
1386:Rhossili
1335:Fall Bay
1114:Archived
972:See also
958:Medieval
950:hillfort
946:Iron Age
926:hazelnut
858:"Holmes"
769:SS403926
445:Scurlage
435:Rhossili
390:Parkmill
370:Oldwalls
345:Llethryd
315:Langland
305:Knelston
285:Gowerton
275:Cheriton
253:Villages
240:Rhossili
187:Fall Bay
1649:Castles
1554:Penrice
1549:Penmaen
1544:Pennard
1519:Overton
1414:Caswell
1381:Mumbles
1305:Tor Bay
1244:Beaches
940:by the
912:hunters
906:nomadic
892:History
876:). The
788:in the
510:Castles
410:Penrice
405:Penmaen
400:Pennard
375:Overton
270:Caswell
235:Mumbles
157:Tor Bay
96:Beaches
1747:People
1559:Pitton
1524:Oxwich
1504:Newton
1499:Murton
1444:Kittle
1439:Ilston
1434:Horton
1424:Crofty
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966:shells
880:name,
842:Holmes
830:eponym
798:thrift
614:People
415:Pitton
380:Oxwich
360:Newton
355:Murton
300:Kittle
295:Ilston
290:Horton
280:Crofty
1711:Other
1584:Slade
954:ditch
919:tools
916:flint
854:holmr
794:Wales
780:), a
774:Welsh
576:Other
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1094:2022
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