The gulley where the ship struck is now known as Caesar's Hole. However, archaeological remains are not confirmed as present at this location.

Event and Historical Information:
HM ship CAESAR was a wooden barque built in 1760. The barque was under the command of Lt James Gaborian and in company of another merchant ship in naval service, the REEVES, on a voyage from Bristol to Plymouth carrying impressed men. The CAESAR had a civilian crew under the direction of Lt James Gamborian who was taking orders from the more senior Lt on board the REEVE. The two vessels has been sheltering in the Mumbles Road and set out on the morning of 28 November. The worsening weather prompted the Lt on board the REEVE to order a return to the road. The pilot, William Barry, on board the CAESAR was confident that he could get the ship back to the Mumbles Road, even though the master of the CAESAR, Adam Drake, favoured anchoring offshore. Using the lead to check the water depth and bottom, the vessel proceeded but around 5pm, the mate, Thomas Lammas, saw breakers. Attempts to wear the ship were unsuccessful and the ship went onto the rocks. Lt Gamborian, Captain Drake and 60 men managed to escape the wreck, but many of the impressed men kept imprisoned below perished and are buried in a mass grave on the eastern slope of the head known as Gravesend (accounts vary as to whether 66, 68 or 97 people were buried). The gulley where the ship struck is known as Caesar's Hole. A great many hand weapons were recovered, including muskets, pistols, and swords. In 1761, eight guns salvaged from the wreck were sent to Bristol by George Knight of Swansea.

Sources include:
Bennett, T, 1987, Shipwrecks around Wales, Vol 1, pg23
Gater, d, 1992, Historic Shipwrecks of Wales, pg70
Larn and Larn Shipwreck database 2002
Rees, P H , 1978, Gower Shipwrecks, pg 31-2
Smith, C, 1993, Gower Shipwrecks, pg 13
Smith, G, 1991, Shipwrecks of the Bristol Channel, pg122-3

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, December 2007.