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Dist:0.6km<br/>See [[2447785]] for a wider shot of the ruin.
©Nigel Davies
Dist:0.6km<br/>The only remains of the windmill are this small raised hill and a fragment of wall. See [[2447788]] for a closeup of the wall fragment.
©Nigel Davies
Dist:0.6km<br/>Kilvey Hill lies to the west of Swansea, just across the river Tawe from the city centre, and can be seen from all over the city.
©Nigel Davies
Dist:0.6km<br/>The angle of the shot has combined two masts on the left - a low mobile phone one in the foreground and a tall television mast directly behind it.
©Nigel Davies
Dist:0.6km<br/>This carved wooden dragon keeps a watchful eye on all those entering the Swansea suburb of Bon-y-maen.
©Kevin Flynn
Dist:0.6km<br/>A three-way stone windbreak with small integral bench seats.
©Nigel Davies
Dist:0.8km<br/>This standing stone lies incongruously just off the road in a busy housing estate.
©Dave Farmer
Dist:0.8km<br/>The purpose of this standing stone is not known, but it lies close to the route take by a Roman road from Loughor, crossing the River Tawe near here. It may have been a route marker.
©Dave Farmer
Dist:1.0km<br/>This entrance allows access to Kilvey Hill from the south. The woodland is owned by the Forestry Commission but is named as a community wood.
©Nigel Davies
Dist:1.0km east<br/>
©Cedwyn Davies
Dist:1.1km northwest<br/>In this 1998 view, the decaying remains of Upper Bank Station can be seen. Upper Bank was opened in 1871 as part of the Swansea Vale Railway's route to Morriston. It eventually reached Brynamman. The whole line was taken over by the Midland Railway in 1876 and additional through routes were added as a result. Passenger services ceased in 1950 and complete closure took place in the 1960s. By 1985 the only railway here was the section preserved by the SVR Society. In 2007, Swansea Council decided to redevelop the area and by 2010 the preserved railway was itself history, although the society itself lives on.
©vectorkraft
Dist:1.1km northwest<br/>This 1998 view shows the main yard used by the Swansea Vale Railway Society who ran a preserved line from Upper Bank to Six Pit Junction. The signal box was vandalised often and at the time of the visit was showing the scars of a recent arson attack. The Swansea Vale Railway originally ran from Swansea St Thomas to Brynamman. It was taken over by the Midland Railway in 1876 and additional through routes were added as a result. Passenger services ceased in 1950 and complete closure took place in the 1960s. By 1985 the only railway here was the section preserved by the SVR Society. In 2007, Swansea Council decided to redevelop the area and by 2010 the preserved railway was itself history, although the society itself lives on.
©vectorkraft
Dist:1.2km northwest<br/>Just opposite the Morfa Liberty stadium, this Mills type milepost is part of route 43 of the national cycle route network. The bridge is part of the new stadium development and the Liberty stadium can be seen just to the right. The river being bridged is the Tawe and is navigable at this point.
©Hywel Williams
Dist:1.2km west<br/>The ramp to the right leads up to Foxhole Road.
©Nigel Davies
Dist:1.2km north<br/>The small Swansea Vale railway is being restored here at the south end of the line.
©Nigel Davies

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