Monmouthshire
, Northern Outcrop - East (Morlais to Abergavenny)
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Rising
Cave
Access
Situated in the Clydach Gorge. From the large lay-by on the Heads of the Valley Road (A465), scramble down the bank towards the river, trending downstream. The entrance is situated in an unstable scree slope, 2m above the river.
Description
An active resurgence cave containing many fine calcite formations but totally inaccessible to anyone of larger than average build.
History
Found and dug open by Toby Stewart and Mike Green in 1991
Hydrology
Conservation
SSSI: 0080 Mynydd Llangatwg (Mixed)
Gallery
Brendan Marris 2009
Survey
T. Copeland et al. 1993, Descent 111
Roy Morgan, Pelobates 86
Smith & Stevens, 2013
References
Descent 111,pp.22-23, Toby Stewart, As luck would have it
Caves of South Wales, Stratford, T., 1995
Descent 222 p.11, Martyn Farr, Access and rock fall