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Ogof Colomendy, Colomendy Cave, Pigeon Cave


NGR: SJ 20201 62773
227 m.asl

Flintshire , North Wales
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Rock Shelter
Access From the boundary stone between Loggerheads and Cadole, take the track into the country park. Ignore the main track bearing left and take the smaller path which heads up the hill at right angles to the road. Before reaching the highest point head left around a small rock outcrop and the cave is about 50m from the path.
Description A rock shelter excavated by cavers under the direction of Mel Davies. Many bones includng human remains were found and are now held in the National Musuem of Wales in Cardiff
History Ted Carr in 1976
Hydrology
Conservation SSSI: 0241 Alyn Valley Woods and Alyn Gorge Caves
Gallery

Cris Ebbs
2015

Cris Ebbs
1975
Mel Davies
Survey
References
Cris Ebbs Caves of North Wales
Proc.UBSS, 2020 28(2) Schulting,R.J, Prehistoric human remains (mainly) from the caves of Wales, pp. 187-188,191-192,196
Gazetteer of Human Remains in Caves
Cambrian Cave Registry entry 1515
© Cambrian Caving Council ⓗ