Clyne Common ( Welsh: ''Comin Clun'') is a

lowland Upland and lowland are conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level. In studies of the ecology of freshwater rivers, habitats are classified as upland or lowland. Definitions Upland and lowland are portions of p ...

area of

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in the

Gower Peninsula Gower ( cy, Gŵyr) or the Gower Peninsula () in southwest Wales, projects towards the Bristol Channel. It is the most westerly part of the historic county of Glamorgan. In 1956, the majority of Gower became the first area in the United Kingdom ...

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

. Clyne Common is the easternmost of a set of commons that includes Fairwood Common, Forest Common, Pengwern Common, and Welsh Moor. This group comprise a belt of land lying across the south western edge of the

coalfield A coalfield is an area of certain uniform characteristics where coal is mined. The criteria for determining the approximate boundary of a coalfield are geographical and cultural, in addition to geological. A coalfield often groups the seams of ...

deposits in Swansea which were left in an unenclosed state when adjacent field systems were laid out. Some of the land has been used as a

golf course A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". ...

since the early 20th century. The

Clyne Golf Club Clyne may refer to: People * Clyne (surname) (includes listing for Clynes) Places United Kingdom * Clyne, Neath Port Talbot, Wales * Clyne, Highland, in Highland council area * Clyne Castle, Swansea, Wales * Clyne Common, lowland area of common ...

was formed in 1920, and the course was designed by golf architects Messrs

Harry Colt Henry Shapland "Harry" Colt (4 August 1869 – 21 November 1951) was a golf course architect born in Highgate, England. He worked predominantly with Charles Alison, John Morrison, and Alister MacKenzie, in 1928 forming Colt, Alison & Morrison L ...

and Harries. The golf course consists of two loops of nine holes, forming a figure of eight.

References

Historic Landscape Characterisation: Gower 079: Clyne Common
Gower Peninsula Sports venues in Swansea Golf clubs and courses in Wales Golf clubs and courses designed by Harry Colt Common land in Wales {{Wales-sports-venue-stub