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Dollar Ship of South Wales .     ​​Under the sands of Rhossili lie thousands of silver pieces of eight.  In 1807, 1833 and 1834 a small fortune was picked up when sand levels were low . IN 2019 about 40 dollars were discovered on the beach when sand levels were particularly low. The Dollar Ship was one of the most intriguing mysteries of the Gower until Tom Bennett spent months going through all the facts and fiction.  He has now solved the puzzle of how cannon, muskets and coins came to be on the sand.   

The explanation of this Ghost story is told in this book

Buy this 84 page illustrated paperback to find a list of Gower wrecks prior to 1807, to know why the ghost Spectre Chariot driven by Squire Mansel is seen driving madly across the beach at midnight and discover the name and date of the Rhossili Dollar Ship.  

The author walking on Llangennith ​