Gwaenysgor Cave , Harrisons Entrance , Gop Farm Cave
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Cave
Access Raw sewage enters the cave and the cave is on the land of Gop Farm. Enquire there.
Description Entrance is a Cast Iron inspection cover known as Harrisons Entrance. The old entrance is now filled. A steep passage for 8 metres to a small pit, the passage continues for another 24 metres beyond this to the main cave.
History
D.J.Williams, 1907
Hydrology
Conservation
NPRN: 150939
Gallery
Survey British Caver, 15, 64, 1946. Grade and area unknown. References Prestatyn Weekly, 25 May, 1907, Gwaenysgor Cave Arch. Camb.,(series 6), 13, Glenn, T.A., pp.181-190, 1913. Distribution of Neolithic implements. Mention Northern Flintshire, 1, 71, 1913. Goold, H.V. Description Arch. Camb.,series 7, 5, 436-438, 1925. Davies, E. Two caves described and their discovery by drilling in 1888 Proc.Dyserth Fld. Club, 29 1930. Report of a lecture by J.W. Jackson. Proc.Dyserth Fld. Club, 41 1931. Report of an excursion. Proc.Dyserth Fld. Club, p.50, 1932. Jackson, J.W. Mention. Caves and Caving, 1, (1), 18, 1937. Jackson, J.W. Schedule of finds, present location. Caves and Caving, 1(3), p.51 (1937) Proc.Liverpool Geol.Soc., 18, 70-85, 1942. Neverson, E. Records of Pleistocene and post glacial fauna, map & bibliography. Proc.Liverpool Geol.Soc. 19, (4), 165-183, 1946-7. Jackson, J.W. Upper Pleistocene fauna, details of deposits British Caver, 15, 64, 1946. Wild, P. Survey British Caver, 5, 22, 1940. Freeman, W.C. Description. Britain Underground, 1953 British Caver, 32, 63, 1959. Platten, G. Location and description. SMCC Occasional Publication 2, 43pp, Davies, J.F. Location and description. British Caving, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 2nd Ed. 1962, p.290., Cullingford, C.H.D., Location and summary of finds. Caves in Wales and the Marches, Dalesman, 2nd Ed. 1967, p.108., Jenkins, D.W. & Williams, A.M., Location and description and brief details The Caves of North East Wales, Ebbs, Cris, June 2000
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BGS Archives: BCRA/201W/A/8 , 1937
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