Gower Walking Festival

Annual Celebration of Gower

Archaeology and History of Kilvey Hill

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View of Swansea from Kilvey Hill

Nigel Robins will take you on a guided tour of some of the fantastic historical features of White Rock and Kilvey Hill. Nigel will talk about the pollution from the White Rock Copper Works, the environmental recovery and some of the industrial archaeology that makes Kilvey such a special place.

Nigel will talk about the topics recently published in Cilfái: Historical Geography on Kilvey Hill, Swansea, which will be available to buy art a discounted price of £10 on the day.

  • Date: Wednesday 6 September
  • Walk: 15
  • Leader: Nigel Robins
  • Time: 14.00
  • Start Point: Pentrechwyth Road car park
  • End Point: Pentrechwyth Road car park
  • Grid Reference: SS 66417 94684
  • What3words: tribe.afford.thin
  • Distance: 2 miles
  • Duration: 3.5 hours
  • Difficulty: Moderate
  • Parking: Pentrechwyth Road car park
  • Bus Stop: Park and Ride
  • Price: £6
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View of Swansea from Kilvey Hill

Nigel Robins will take you on a guided tour of some of the fantastic historical features of White Rock and Kilvey Hill. Nigel will talk about the pollution from the White Rock Copper Works, the environmental recovery and some of the industrial archaeology that makes Kilvey such a special place.

Nigel will talk about the topics recently published in Cilfái: Historical Geography on Kilvey Hill, Swansea, which will be available to buy art a discounted price of £10 on the day.