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Oak Way, SWANSEA, SA4 9WW

These offices were originally for Lliw Borough but became part of Swansea council at local government reorganisation. The offices are built on the site of the original mansion house at Penllergare estate. The house was demolished in 1961 after being ruined in the war - not by German bombs like most of Swansea, but by allied soldiers who were accommodated here.

This OS rivet can be found on the steps to the west of the drive. It marks a point 74.521m above mean sea level. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4103443

To the west of the Carriage Drive. There is an Ordnance Survey Rivet on the second step. http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4103440

This OS cut mark can be found on the Equatorial Observatory Ruin. Where John Dillwyn Llewelyn took one of the first photographs of the moon.

The observatory was built in 1851 by John Dillwyn Llewelyn. It was adjacent to the mansion house which has since been demolished and replaced by council offices. See: http://www.penllergare.org/html/timeline.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dillwyn_Llewelyn http://www.swanseaheritage.net/article/gat.asp?ARTICLE_ID=1392

The fall has been wonderfully constructed to show the drama of falling water.

A man made lake lies behind the waterfalls. This appears to be a dam - but closer inspection seems that it's a combination of man made and natural features.

The location of this feature in the middle of tranquil woodland is very dramatic.

Lleolir y sgwd ysblenydd hwn yng Nghoed Penllergaer ger Abertawe. Sgwd artiffisial ydyw a adeiladwyd gan John Dillwyn Llewelyn (1810 - 1882), sgwier Plas Penllergaer, oddeutu 1839 fel ran o'i gynllun i wella harddwch ei ystad. Ceir hefyd bysgodlyn y tu ol i'r sgwd. 'Llan' yw enw'r afon ond ei hen enw oedd Lliw Eithaf (mae'r enw wedi goroesi ym mhentref cyfagos [Pont] Llewitha). Ar ol blynyddau o esgeulustod mae'r ystad bellach yn cael ei gofalu gan Ymddiriedolaeth Penllergaer This splendid waterfall is located in Penllergaer Woods near Swansea. It is an artificial waterfall built c1839 by John Dillwyn Llewelyn (1810-1882) squire of Penllergaer Mansion, to enhance the beauty of his estate. A fishpond is located immediately behind the falls. 'Llan' is the name of the river but its old name 'Lliw Eithaf' has survived as that of the nearby village of [Pont] Llewitha. After years of neglect the estate is now being cared for by the Penllergaer Trust.

Following periods of heavy rain the fall was in full spate.