| Ogof Pwll Swnd (Cave)
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| Location | SN 76222 18421. Northern Outcrop - West (Black Mountain), Carmarthenshire | Updated |
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| Elevation (m) | 553 | Length (m) |
1410 | ||
| OS Map No. 1:50000 |
160 | 1:25000 |
OL12 | 1:10000 |
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| Access | On open moorland on the North East slope of Foel Fraith. The cave entrance is near the site marked 'Pwll Swnd' on Sheet 160 of the 1:50000 series maps. It lies just downhill of the outcrop of the 'Honeycomb Sandstone' which is easily identifiable. | ||||
| Description | A small upper series leads to a pitch and an extensive lower series. Pitch 1- 9 metres Pitch 2 - 8 metres Pitch 3 (Wishing Well) - 8 metres Pitch 4 (Basement) - 15 metres West End Pitch - 15 metres. |
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| Bibliography | British Caver, Volume 14, 1946 British Caver, Volume 14, 1946, Page 85 British Caver, Volume 14, Page 100 British Caver, Volume 16, 1947, Page 80 British Caver, Volume 19, Page 80 British Caver, Volume 22, 1951, Page 18 British Caver, Volume 29, Page 71 British Caver, Volume 4, 1939, Page 69 British Caver, Volume 4, Page 102 British Caver, Volume 45, 1966, Page 67 British Caver, Volume 54, Page 20 British Caver, Volume 6, Page 50 Caves of South Wales, 1995, Page 121 Descent 136, 1997, Page 9 Descent 88, 1989, Page 24 Hereford Caving Club Journal 27, 1971, Page 3 Hereford Caving Club Journal 30, 1974, Page 11 Hereford Caving Club Journal 30, 1974, Page 5 Hereford Caving Club Journal 4, Page 1 Hereford Caving Club Journal 40, 1986 Hereford Caving Club Journal 7, Page 8 Hereford Caving Club Journal 8, Page 19 Hereford Caving Club Journal, 1973, Page 24 Hereford Caving Club Journal, 1985, Page 21 SWCC Newsletter 4, 1953, Page 3 SWCC Newsletter 5, 1953, Page 3 SWCC Newsletter 70, 1972, Page 16 SWCC Newsletter, 1951, Page 19 SWCC Our Caves 2, 1952 The Caves in Wales and the Marches, 1967, D.W.Jenkins & A.M.Williams The Caves of Carmarthen, 1990, Page 34 |
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| Survey | Hereford Caving Club 1973 | ||||
| Found / Dug By | Discovered by A.Hill and Miss G.Tudor in 1939 Explored and extended by HCC in 1971 |
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