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Cilifor Top Hillfort

16 ha

📷 Nigel Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heritage
Dogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.60985, -4.15951

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

1 activity

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Southgate, Hunts Bay and Pwll Du walk, GowerWalking route6.4 km

A beautiful but challenging there and back walk along the South Gower coast, passing over clifftops and down through wooded valleys. Enjoy stupendous views, discover rare and fascinating flora, and root around an Iron Age hillfort.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
North Gower Butterfly Walk, GowerWalking route1.6 km

Walk through Welshmoor, a hidden paradise for wildlife where 25 different species of butterflies have been seen. It's one of the most reliable locations in Europe to see the very rare marsh fritillary & common green hairstreak. Wet heath, not well marked.

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:30-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
The Gower WayWalking route56 km
Named routeLength 56 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Route WCPWalking route
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cockleshell RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trig pillar on Cilifor Top

📷 Nigel Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trig pillar on Cilifor Top

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Animal Pen & StableVisitor farm4.7 km→🐄Animal ParkVisitor farm4.7 km→✦Weobley CastleHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Church GreenUrban park4.5 km→⛪Tirzah ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→🌱Kitchen GardensUrban park4.3 km→

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