langcliffe
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I'm not sure about the Nidd valley bit, but that would be Stump Cross Caverns.
Llygad Llwchwr?Back to
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for this evening's cave.
An interesting cave of medium difficulty is cave H. It is five miles north-east of Ammanford, in the lovely wild country below below the commanding ruins of Careg Cannon Castle. A rope is only needed if a descent is to be made to the river at the third river chamber. It is a rather confusing cave, with many partings of the ways, so that it would be well to bring a plan, or to mark the more difficult cross-roads with wooden slips. The entry is on the left side of a little ravine from which the river appears.
I will publish the leader-board tomorrow.
I've been to the Kirk quite a few times but I've never come across a 'mystery' (apart from the legendary use of it as a religious retreat for Catholics or nonconformists).the Swinnergill Kirk mystery, both written for children or young adults?
Ogof Rhyd Sych?SOUTH WALES
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A slightly trickier one today.
Near Merthyr Tydfil are two caves in the Nant Glais valley, Pontsarn. Cave J also called Badger Hole is a short cave which starts interestingly, but soon ends in a sump which so far has not been passed. It is just below where the path crosses the dry river-bed above a small gorge; the stream, which has gone underground higher up, reappears from this cave.
THE FOREST OF DEAN
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If anyone is wondering if Cecil described any caves in the Forest of Dean, I'm afraid he didn't.
In chapter 5 he writes:
The Forest of Dean limestone is disappointing to cavers, probably because the cavities which elsewhere would have been widened into cave-systems, were filled up by iron ore.
He goes to describe a few iron mines and cave shelters and then concludes the chapter by saying:
In general, however, the Forest of Dean has not enough caving interest to warrant a special visit.
I wonder what Cecil Cullingford would have made of the recent discoveries in Redhouse Swallet?
Indeed, with much more still to find.SOUTH WALES
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A slightly trickier one today.
Near Merthyr Tydfil are two caves in the Nant Glais valley, Pontsarn. Cave J also called Badger Hole is a short cave which starts interestingly, but soon ends in a sump which so far has not been passed. It is just below where the path crosses the dry river-bed above a small gorge; the stream, which has gone underground higher up, reappears from this cave.
THE FOREST OF DEAN
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If anyone is wondering if Cecil described any caves in the Forest of Dean, I'm afraid he didn't.
In chapter 5 he writes:
The Forest of Dean limestone is disappointing to cavers, probably because the cavities which elsewhere would have been widened into cave-systems, were filled up by iron ore.
He goes to describe a few iron mines and cave shelters and then concludes the chapter by saying:
In general, however, the Forest of Dean has not enough caving interest to warrant a special visit.
I wonder what Cecil Cullingford would have made of the recent discoveries in Redhouse Swallet?
pwll dwfn?SOUTH WALES
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There are several caves in this area, of medium length and moderate difficulty. One must only be attempted by an experienced party with adequate rope ladders and lifelines; this is Cave L, a pothole of the Yorkshire type, eighty feet deep, on the mountains to the west of Little Neath River Cave. At the bottom is a cave system going in for six hundred feet.
Yeah i got the mountains mixed up ahahPD is above DyO