Gower has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Stone Age man left his mark throughout the Peninsula in the form of cave dwellings, standing stones and burial chambers. See Bone Caves at:

Paviland Cave: located on the south west coast, near Rhossili. 15 minute drive.

Proceed towards Rhossili. Turn right after passing through Scurlage, towards Rhossili. Turn left at Pilton Green and drive towards coast. Park at end and walk along cliff top to cave. Paviland is the most famous of the Gower bone caves. The “red lady of Paviland” turned out to be a man found with 800 stone implements and animal bones. The site is important because of the ritualistic nature of the burial.

Bacon Hole: located in Hunts Bay, Southgate, South Gower, the remains of prehistoric animals and Iron Age man can be seen in Swansea Museum. 20 minute drive. Travel to Southgate, park and then walk along cliff to Bacon Hole.

Deborah’s Hole: A small bone cave close to Paviland Cave.

Longhole Cave: An easily accessible bone cave on Overton Cliff. Large amounts of animal and human remains were found here. Travel towards Port Eynon and turn right towards Overton on going down the hill into Port Eynon. Follow the road along as far as possible, park and walk along the clifftop.

Michin Hole Cave: located near to Bacon Hole, above. The largest most accessible of the bone caves. Bison, elephant, rhinoceros and hyena remains have been removed recently.