Editing Gower Peninsula (section)

=== Roman era ===
[[File:ThreeCliffsBay.jos.500pix.jpg|thumb|Tor Bay and [[Three Cliffs Bay]]]]
Roman occupation brought new settlement. The Romans built [[Leucarum]], a rectangular or trapezoidal fort at the mouth of the [[River Loughor]], in the late 1st century AD to house a regiment of Roman auxiliary troops. Its remains are located beneath the town of [[Loughor]]. Stone defences were added to the earthen ditch and rampart by AD 110 and the fort was occupied until the middle or end of that century. However, it was later abandoned for a time and in the early 3rd century the ditch naturally silted up. It appears to have been brought back into use during the reign of [[Carausius]] who was worried about Irish raids, but was abandoned again before the 4th century. A Norman castle was later built on the site.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}