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<< Text Pages >> Mumbles Hill Cave - Cave or Rock Shelter in Wales in West Glamorgan

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 23 September 2002  Page Views: 6015

Natural PlacesSite Name: Mumbles Hill Cave
Country: Wales County: West Glamorgan Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Swansea  Nearest Village: Oystermouth
Map Ref: SS625875  Landranger Map Number: 159
Latitude: 51.569557N  Longitude: 3.985352W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SS6287 : Viewpoint and Picnic Area on Mumbles Hill by Nigel Davies
by Nigel Davies
©2012(licence)
SS6287 : Triangulation pillar No.S2068 on Mumbles Hill by john bristow
by john bristow
©2013(licence)
SS6287 : An Edwardian welcome to Mumbles Pier, Swansea by Jaggery
by Jaggery
©2013(licence)
SS6287 : Pumping Station at the Knab by Marion Phillips
by Marion Phillips
©2008(licence)
SS6287 : The Mumbles : Itchy Pussy Boat by Lewis Clarke
by Lewis Clarke
©2017(licence)

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