Worm's Head

Worm's Head (Welsh: Pen Pyrod) is a headland which is the furthest westerly point on the Gower Peninsula, at Rhossili, part of the City and County of Swansea, Wales.

Looking back towards the mainland from the Outer Head

The name Worm's Head is derived from an Old English word for 'dragon'.[1]

The headland of carboniferous limestone comprises three islands: the Inner Head, Middle Head and Outer Head.[2] In total it is approximately a mile long, and the Inner Head up to 200 yards wide.[1] Worm's Head is only accessible on foot for ​2 1⁄2 hours either side of high tide, via a causeway from the mainland.[3]

The poet Dylan Thomas initially described the Worm's Head as "the very promontory of depression" and was forced once to spend the night on the Head after being trapped by the tide.[4]

In August 2020 seven visitors were rescued by the coastguard after getting stranded on Worm's Head by the incoming tide. In September 2020 seven Swansea University students also had to be rescued after becoming stranded.[3]

References
  1. "Worm's Head". BBC Wales Nature&Outdoors. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. "Worm's Head". RCAHMW. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. Sian Burkitt (17 September 2020). "Seven people rescued from Worm's Head after being cut off by the tide". Wales Online. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. Kathryn Thomas (16 October 2015). "Welsh History Month: Dylan Thomas is truly a writer whose influence is felt well beyond his Welsh homeland". Wales Online. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

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