Worms Head

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Worms Head is a distinctive, serpent-shaped tidal island off the Gower Peninsula in South Wales, popular for coastal walks and dramatic sea views.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Worms Head canonical 10
Worms Head promontory 1
Worms Head tidal island 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf landform ⓘ
tidal island ⓘ
accessCondition cut off by sea at high tide ⓘ
only accessible on foot at low tide ⓘ
accessibleBy rock causeway at low tide ⓘ
coastType Atlantic-facing coast ⓘ
composedOf limestone ⓘ
country Wales ⓘ
elevation about 47 metres ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Carboniferous limestone ⓘ
hasFeature blowholes ⓘ
cliffs ⓘ
natural arch ⓘ
rocky headland ⓘ
hasNearbyFacility Rhossili National Trust car park ⓘ
coast path access point ⓘ
hasPart Devil's Bridge ⓘ
Inner Head ⓘ
Middle Head ⓘ
Outer Head ⓘ
hasShape serpent-shaped ⓘ
hasWildlife marine invertebrates in rock pools ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
seals ⓘ
hazard rapidly incoming tides ⓘ
slippery rocks ⓘ
steep drops ⓘ
length about 1 mile ⓘ
locatedIn Bristol Channel ⓘ
Gower Peninsula ⓘ
South Wales ⓘ
Swansea ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
managedBy National Trust (surrounding coastline) ⓘ
nameEtymology from Old English wyrm meaning dragon or serpent ⓘ
near Rhossili ⓘ
linked to: Rhossili Bay

Rhossili Bay ⓘ
overlooks Rhossili Bay ⓘ
partOf Gower Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
popularFor birdwatching ⓘ
coastal walks ⓘ
dramatic sea views ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
region Glamorgan ⓘ
safetyGuidance visitors advised to check tide times ⓘ
tourismImportance major landmark of the Gower Peninsula ⓘ
viewpointFrom Rhossili village ⓘ
visibility visible from much of Rhossili Bay ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rhossili Bay → hasNearbyIsland → Worms Head ⓘ
Old Rectory at Rhossili → near → Worms Head ⓘ
Rhossili Down → hasViewOf → Worms Head ⓘ
Worms Head Causeway → connects → Worms Head ⓘ
Worms Head Causeway → hasViewOf → Worms Head promontory ⓘ
linked to: Worms Head
Worms Head Causeway → hasNearbyFeature → Worms Head tidal island ⓘ
linked to: Worms Head
Llangennith Beach → near → Worms Head ⓘ
Cefn Sidan beach → hasView → Worms Head ⓘ
West Gower → hasNotableNearbyPlace → Worms Head ⓘ
Gower → contains → Worms Head ⓘ