
What is recorded here
Overton Cliff is a coastal sea cliff located near Swansea, formed primarily of Carboniferous limestone, approximately 300 to 360 million years old. The cliff was shaped by marine erosion and tectonic activity, and is notable for its exposure of sedimentary rock layers that provide insight into ancient marine environments.
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Places near here
Longhole CliffCliff · 193 yd
Longhole CaveCave · 492 yd
A small section of cliffCliff or headland · 631 yd
Overton MereVisitor information · 1036 yd
Culver HoleCave · 1142 yd
Port Eynon ChurchChurch, cross or graveyard · 1265 yd
Port EynonVillage · 1337 yd
Port Eynon Point, Earthwork FeatureEarthwork; Earthwork · 1381 yd
The Gower SocietyMonument · 1382 yd
Port Eynon Point - National TrustVisitor information · 1478 yd
Beach at HortonBeach · 1.1 mi
Promontory fort on "the Knave", Gower coastCastle, fort or tower · 1.7 miOther information
Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0