Mewslade Quarry Slab
| Mewslade Quarry Slab | |
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| Rock Type | Quarried Carboniferous Limestone |
|---|---|
| Climbing Style | Toproping |
| Approach Time | 10 minutes |
| Area | Gower |
| Sub Area | Rhossili |
| Local Area | Rhossili Upper Crags |
| Geodata | |
| WGS-84 Location | 51.564481, -4.274609 |
| OS Grid Ref. | SS 424 875 |
| WGS-84 Parking Location | 51.565848, -4.270856 |
| GR Parking Location | SS 427 876 |
| Parking Postcode | SA3 1PH |
| Base Elevation | 50 metres (SRTM Estimation) |
| General Info | |
| Faces Direction | South |
| Aspect | Sunny |
| Wind Sheltered | Mostly |
| Climbing Type | Family |
| Seepage | |
| Crags Within 600m | |
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Block Buttress, Catacomb Gully, Four Gullies, Grey Wall, Mewslade Quarry Slab, Mewslade Short Wall, Molar Wall and White Edge, Richards Rock, Thurba West, Trident Gully and Ridge, Zero Gully | |
Contents
BOLTING POLICY
PREAMBLE
A short slab popular with some outdoor groups and, owing to its proximity to a very nice beach at Mewslade Bay, is convenient for families.
ACCESS
From the main Rhossili road, turn left in Pitton (south) to Great Pitton Farm (SS 427 876 or 51.556076, -4.267799) where there is a car park. The honesty box no longer exists and a system of seasonal tariffs is now in operation. Payment is made via a machine or paybyphone Ⓡ. See Pitton Parking for information on charges. Currently a maximum of £5.00 is charged for parking from 06.00 to 22.00.
On walking out of the car park, turn left and, after about 25 metres take the public footpath off to the right. Pass through a gate after about 15m and then follow the rough path for a further 200m where there is another gate. This is the top end of Mewslade.
Shortly after the gate take the path branching off to the right to the small collections of slabs. 10 minutes from parking.
THE ROUTES
No routes recorded.
