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Swansea Ramblers Walk

Graig y Bwldan
A historical walk around
Clyne, Hendrefoilan and Dunvant

A walk led by the
Ramblers-affiliated Gower Society

2^nd December 2010

Leader: Roger Davies

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Photographs

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Leader Roger Davies

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Roger is a local historian and will tell us about mines and industry in the area

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Started off from the car park at the Railway Inn

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Walked along the disused LMS railway line

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Roger points to the site of Voylart Colliery

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Roger brought a number of old photographs of the area

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The group were very interested in the hidden history

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Highland Terrace leads to the Old Brickworks site

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Roger explains what we would have seen before nature reclaimed the ground

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Illustration of the Brick Kilns that have now disappeared

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Walking along the Hendrefoilan Valley

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Beautiful views not visited by many

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Roger describes the area around the old air shaft

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An old chimney that may or not have been an air shaft

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Very frosty conditions

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Hidden countryside between two estates

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A couple of streams to cross

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Then climb to Cwmllwyd Woods

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Very frosty

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Views back towards Dunvant

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Frost clings to the leaves

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Climbing to the highpoint with good views

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Over the stile and set off downhill towards Killay

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Views of Mumbles now come into view

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Roger points out some of the things you can see from here

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Descending to Killay

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Shame to lose the views

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This estate above Killay was built about 20 years ago

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About to pass Hendrefoilan Wood above Olchfa

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Roger points back to the ridge

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Heading for the old Dunvant Lane

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This used to be countryside

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Onto Gower Road at Olchfa

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Down Olchfa Lane into the woods

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Soon left the busy road behind

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Looking at the view before entering the woodland

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Old lane takes us back in time

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Sun has decided to finally put in an appearance

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Bottom of the lane meets the old Gower Road

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Beautiful woodland area

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Site of the old Commercial Colliery

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This lady came all the way from New Zealand
(but probably not just for this walk!)

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Beautiful autumn scenery

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Wonderful autumn/winter walk with the leaves on the ground

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About to re-emerge onto Gower Road near the Railway Inn

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Back to the start of the walk

All photographs Copyright Andrew Morgan 2010
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