| Llygad Llwchwr (Cave & Resurgence)
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| Location | SN 66855 17810. Northern Outcrop - West (Black Mountain), Carmarthenshire | Updated |
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| Elevation (m) | 228 | Length (m) |
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| OS Map No. 1:50000 |
159 | 1:25000 |
OL12 | 1:10000 |
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| Access | The cave is used as a water supply by the Brecon Carreg Water Bottling company and they do not officially give permission to visit the site. | ||||
| Description | An extensive dry series opens on t o 4 river chambers, which are part of the underground course of the River Loughour. Beyond the 4th River Chamber, about 125 metres of submerged passage has been explored by divers, ending in a low bedding plane. The cave has a long history, one exploration in 1841 is recorded. |
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| Bibliography | British Caver Volume 14, Page 98 British Caver Volume 15, Page 95 British Caver Volume 2, Page 32 British Caver Volume 2, Page 8 British Caver Volume 33, Pages 20 & 30 British Caver Volume 41, Page 69 British Caver Volume 45, Page 65 British Caver Volume 59, Page 60 British Caver Volume 8, Page 11 British Caver, Volume 4, 1939, Page 68 British Caver, Volume 6, 1941, Page 58 British Caver, Volume 6, 1941, Page 61 British Caver, Volume 6, 1941, Page 61 and also from British Caver, Volume 6, 1941, Page 74 British Caver, Volume 66, 1977, Page 23 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 1, Page 47 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 16, Page 23 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 17, Page 20 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 25, Page 17 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 26, Page 20 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 28, Page 22 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 30, Page 20 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 47, Page 13 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 48, Page 26 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 50, Page 12 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 51, Page 22 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 56, Page 32 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 57, Page 30 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 6, Page 29 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 63, Page 16 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 65, Page 16 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 89, Page 32 Cullingford, C.H.D. Exploring Caves, 1951, Oxford University Press, Pages 68 & 138 Descent 12, 1970, Page 20 and from Descent 133, 1997, Page 11 Descent 41, 1979, Page 16 Descent 46, 1980, Page 7 Descent 91, 1990, Page 7 ISCA Caving Club Journal 1, Volume 3, Page 8 Jenkins, D.W. & Williams, A.M. Caves in Wales and the Marches, 1967 Limestones and Caves of Wales, 1989, Page 208 Oldham, T. The Caves of Carmarthen, 1990, Page 23 Price, L. Guide to Llandeilo and its Neighbourhood, 1883 Rees. Topographical and Historical Description of the Counties of South Wales, 1812 Rhys, J. Celtic Folklore, Welsh and Manx, 1906 Stratford, T. Caves of South Wales, 1995, Page 118 Swansea Scientific Society Annual Report and Transcriptions 10 and 21, 1891-2 SWCC Newsletter 105, 1989, Page 12 SWCC Newsletter 31, 1960, Page 4 SWCC Newsletter 33, 1960, Page 13 SWCC Newsletter 49, 1965, Page 7 SWCC Newsletter 56, 1967, Page 13 SWCC Newsletter 67, 1970, Page 7 SWCC Newsletter 97, 1983 SWCC Newsletter 99, 1985, Page 15 The Diary of Thomas Jenkins of Llandeilo 1826-1870, Edited by D.C. Jenkins, 1976 Thomas, B. The Good Old Days, 1973, Page 33 Ward, F. The Lakes of Wales, 1931 YRC Journal 7, Volume 23, 1938, Page 52 |
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| Survey | British Caver. Vol 6. SWCC NL 49 Descent 12 TVCG/CDG. Caves of SW 1995. |
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