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Promontory fort on "the Knave", Gower coast

Castle, fort or tower
Promontory fort on "the Knave", Gower coast
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Promontory fort on "the Knave", Gower coast is a castle, fort or tower in Swansea, Wales. Perhaps people climbed the knave to watch ships pass or to hide when danger came. Maybe the fort still holds the shape of hands that built it. Imagine standing at its edge, hearing the sea strike the rocks like a drum.
A named place photographed at this map point in Swansea.
A promontory fort on the Gower coast, likely dating to the Iron Age, was occupied by early Celtic inhabitants; it is remembered for its strategic coastal defense and as an example of prehistoric settlement in South Wales.

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Photo: Matthew Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0