Photo of Minchin Hole, a cave near Pennard, Swansea, south west Wales. — © Cedwyn Davies / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Minchin Hole

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Minchin Hole is the largest bone cave on the Gower, a deep sea cave in Pennard Cliffs that has yielded interglacial animal remains and traces of prehistoric use. It sits low in the cliff and is reached over rocks below the coast path, only at low tide, so it needs both care and timing. Gowerton station is about 10km to the north.

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