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The Gower

 





West
from
Oxwich
view East towards Oxwich Point
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'The Sands' near Slade
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'The Sands' near Slade
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'The Sands' near Slade
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'The Sands' near Slade
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'The Sands' near Slade
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sheep on the cliff at Port Eynon Point at sunset
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'The Sands' near Slade
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sand detail - snail trail
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sand detail - snail trail
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sand detail - the effect of tide, wind and shadow
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sand detail - high tide mark
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sand detail - high tide mark
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sunset and Port Eynon Point
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The Gower Peninsula was the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Britain. It has long sandy beaches, dramatic limestone cliffs broken by narrow valleys running down to small secluded bays, as well as many caves, rock structures and a rich and varied wildlife.
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West
from
Port Eynon
Culver Hole - giant historic dovecot for the well-off or smugglers hide-out?
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Culver Hole - giant historic dovecot for the well-off or smugglers hide-out?
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inside Culver Hole - showing built-in nesting holes for rock pigeons
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inside Culver Hole - showing built-in nesting holes for rock pigeons
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natural arch in the limestone fringing the beach
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rock and pebble detail
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barnacled rock
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barnacle detail
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sea-smoothed rock
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pot-holed rock
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back to the top more than one pebble on the beach - portrait of the photographer
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