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Bovehill Pot


NGR: SS 46241 93557
55 m.asl

Swansea , Gower
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Pothole
Access This pothole is extremely difficult to find. It is situated in the cliffs near Bovehill Farm and the entrance is about 22 metres down the cliff face.
Description Two 4 metre pitches lead to the floor of the first chamber. A 5 metre scramble leads to the second chamber which is 15 metres long and at the end of which is a 9 metre hole through a wall of boulders. At the bottom are two pots, the deepest of which is 10 metres ending at the water table.
History First recorded exploration in 1956
Hydrology
Conservation SSSI: 0243 Twyni Chwitffordd, Morfa Landimor a Bae Brychdwn (Biological/M)
Gallery

Brendan Marris
2017
Survey
SWCC Newsletter 15 (elevation)
References
SWCC Newsletter 15, pp.5-9, 1956, The Taylors, Three new caves at Landimore including Gower's deepest cavern
Caves in Wales and the Marches (Dalesman), Jenkins, D.W. & Williams, A.M., 1963. Location (incorrect ref.), description and brief details.
Caves of South Wales, Stratford, T., 1995
Brendan Marris Caves of the North Gower Coast
Cambrian Cave Registry entry 1099
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