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Ogof Hesp Alyn , OHA , Cave of the Barren Alyn
NGR: SJ 19195 65539 200 m.asl
Flintshire
, North Wales
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Cave
Access
Gated though not usually locked. Current Access arrangements
Description
The entrance is an 8m pitch leading to phreatic cave that resurged at the entrance until mining lowered the water table. Can flood through in high water conditions. A major North Wales system with a vertical range of 85m.
History
1973 NWCC
Hydrology
Conservation
SSSI: 0241 Alyn Valley Woods and Alyn Gorge Caves
GCR: 569
Biological records
Gallery
Cris Ebbs 1974
Ian Adams
Survey
Appleton 1989
References
Logbook 1 (1964-74), Jarratt,A.R.p.147-150, dig and early exploration
BCRA Transactions 1(1), Appleton, P (1974) pp.29-42 Subterranean courses of the River Alyn, including Ogof Hesp Alyn, North Wales
Belfry Bulletin, 421, Dec 1983, Trevor Hughes, Ogof Hesp Alyn
Selected Caves of Britain and Ireland, 1997
The Caves of North East Wales, Ebbs, Cris, June 2000
Cris Ebbs Caves of North Wales
Search for further records
Browse registry map
Cambrian Cave Registry entry 1391
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