Roman Footprints
Edited by local Historians
Helen Nicholas and Bev Rogers
Bringing the History of Mumbles and Gower to life . . .
Helen Nicholas and Bev Rogers
The community excavations on Mumbles Hill, which took place in March 2017 by Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust & Mumbles Development Trust, has confirmed in their official report that it was a Roman site and several items were found..
Community excavations on Mumbles Hill, 2017
copyright Wellcome
Roman coins were found in the Oystermouth area in the 1820s and '30s.
During grave digging at All Saints' in 1860, fragments of the mosaic floor were found along with pieces of Roman brick.
The Iron Mine on Mumbles Hill
Jessica's Nature Blog examines the source of iron which was an important discovery for the Romans who began to mine it nearly two thousand years ago, along a geological fault which runs right through the limestone of Mumbles Hill, Swansea
Gower Journal 1948
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Gower Journal of the Gower Society
A Brief History
All Saints’ Church, pre 1860 The church of All Saints Oystermouth is an amalgam of the very old and the comparatively new.
by Carol Powell MA
The Romans are believed to have made use of the local supply, during their stay. In the area
by Carol Powell M.A.
Many of us remember the sight of fishing nets in the bay.
Photo: Visiting 'The Nets' at Oystermouth, From Gower Journey, by A G Thompson
by Carol Powell
... from Bracelet Bay One theory is that they were so called, perhaps by the Romans, because of their visual similarity to ‘breasts’—‘mamma’ in Latin and ‘mammelles’ in French.Mumbles ...