What is recorded here
Mansel's Shelter is shown as a cave on the public map of Swansea. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Mansel's Shelter is a small limestone shelter, likely formed through coastal erosion and solution processes typical of Carboniferous limestone in the Swansea area. It has been recorded historically as a site of prehistoric occupation, with archaeological evidence suggesting use during the Mesolithic or Neolithic periods.
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