Mumbles Hill is a hill

Hill

A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...

 near the south eastern tip of the Gower Peninsula

Gower Peninsula

Gower or the Gower Peninsula is a peninsula in south Wales, jutting from the coast into the Bristol Channel, and administratively part of the City and County of Swansea. Locally it is known as "Gower"...

, Wales

Wales

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. Parts of the hill form a designated Local Nature Reserve

Local Nature Reserve

Local nature reserve or LNR is a designation for nature reserves in the United Kingdom. The designation has its origin in the recommendations of the Wild Life Conservation Special Committee which established the framework for nature conservation in the United Kingdom and suggested a national suite...

, declared in 1991

1991 in Wales

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Defensive gunnery

Coastal artillery

Coastal artillery is the branch of armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications....

 positions were built on the hill in World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. Remnants of the 623rd Anti-Aircraft Battery

Anti-aircraft warfare

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 gun emplacements and control bunker

British hardened field defences of World War II

British hardened field defences of World War II were small fortified structures constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations. They were popularly known as pillboxes by reference to their shape.-Design and development:...

 are still visible on the hill.

Coastal Defence Battery 299 had a site on a hill with 6 inch gun and underground magazines

Magazine (artillery)

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, though none of this remains on the hill. However there are information boards marking the spot.

External links

• City and County of Swansea: Mumbles Hill
• BBC South West Wales: Mumbles Hill Local Nature Reserve
• Swancam: Mumbles Hill
• Mumbles Matters online: Mumbles - A Historical Perspective
• A History of Mumbles: by Oystermouth Historical Association, 'Mumbles Hill, A Ramble Through Time', from prehistory to the present day