Mystery OR Lies? Was this REALLY a hideout for Welsh Pirates in Gower?
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In this video we’ll be visiting the iconic, yet somewhat mysterious Culver Hole… Built into the cliffs off Overton Mere, this strange structure could simply be an extravagant dovecot, but it’s history is vague and shrouded in tales forts and smuggling.
Situated in Gower, South Wales, the walk to Culver hole is stunning, passing beaches, cliffs and an impressive salt house. It’s claimed that in the 16th century, John Lucas fortified both the salt house and Culver Hole, before connecting the two via an underground passage. From this stronghold, and aided by a group of lawless men, he profited form piracy and smuggling. But, is this tale of a secret tunnel true, or is it twisted from an older story linking culver hole to a medieval stronghold or castle…
VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
1:58 Location
2:36 The Salt House
4:15 Walk to Culver Hole
5:12 Culver Hole
8:34 Links to Carreg Cennen Castle
8:59 Excavations
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Excellent video. This campsite was where I spent most of my holidays as a child so this brought back lots of memories, and gave me some history on Culver hole which ive wondered about for 25 years!
@coraljackz
19 күн бұрын
Thanks so much! That's lovely, and we're happy to hear it 😁
Wow! What a place. Great video, makes me want to go there in person.
@coraljackz
19 күн бұрын
It's well worth a visit! See if you can squeeze it in before the summer rush :)
Wow, 😍😍😍😍that place looks amazing! I'd love to visit soon. How can I find walking routes? Did you use a map or something else?
@coraljackz
12 күн бұрын
Hi, thanks for watching! You can find this spot by following the coastal path from Port Eynon carpark. OS maps would be the best for finding the path but it's fairly easy 🙂
*The Gower
@coraljackz
19 күн бұрын
Hi, there is no need to use the word 'the' when referring to Gower. Although it is common to add the definite article when referring to 'The Gower Peninsula', it is well documented that many find this an unnecessary and disrespectful intrusion.
@joshsmith9566
19 күн бұрын
Using "the" excludes the hinterland areas of Gower, which have historically been overlooked and stretches quite inand covering the ancient lordship of gower, it is wrong to use "the Gower" and should always be "Gower" or if you wanted to be specific Gower's peninusla, "the Gower peninsula"
@RJ-yr5wr
6 күн бұрын
@@joshsmith9566 right…. As a native and resident of the so-called ‘Gower hinterlands’ myself I find it incredibly disrespectful that someone would assume that we would not use the term The Gower.
@RJ-yr5wr
6 күн бұрын
@@coraljackz as a native and resident of the Gower I can assure you it is widely spoken and used. All I can say in this case is that the Saes are at it again in assuming how and when us Cymry choose to name our country.
You said "shtrange" and "hishtory" :)
@coraljackz
19 күн бұрын
haha, yeah probably... both of our accents are a bit all over the place :)
@18Ty
6 күн бұрын
Don't be rashist