Lower Ceiriog Cave , Ceiriog Cave, Lower , Ceiriog Cavern
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Access From Chirk, take the B4500 alongside the river Ceiriog. Look for a small bridge over the river. Cross, then walk downstream to a small cliff beside the river.
Description A large entrance leads to a small cavern, then 135 metres of passage which carries a small stream. The passage ends in small solution pockets.
History
EA Baker, 1905
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Survey Wild, P. British Caver, 9, 1-4, 1942. Plan Gr 1 Davies & Ellis. SMCC.Occ.Pap., 2, Plan References Cave Discoveries on the Welsh Border, Baker E.A., Manchester Guardian, December 20, 1905, p.4 Oswestry Advertiser, Jan 3, 1906. Description Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury, Baker, E.A., 1906. Caves in the Ceiriog valley and their exploration Cave Discoveries on the Welsh Border, Baker E.A. & Balch, H.E.,1907, Netherworld of Mendip pp.133-137 British Caver, 8, 7-16, Platten, G. ,1941, Mention British Caver, 9, 1-4, Wild, P., 1942. Description British Caver, 9, 66-68, Wild, P., 1942. Bakers Lower Ceiriog Cave Rucksack Club Jnl., 10 (1), 8, Wild, P., 1944. Description Belfry Bulletin, 29, 3-4, Wallis, R.M., 1949 British Caver, 20, 82-83, 1950. Description Britain Underground, 1953 SWCC Newsletter, 29, 4-6, Ashwell A.W.,1959, Location and description SMCC Occasional Publication 2, 43pp, Davies F.J. & Ellis B.M. ,1960. Location and description British Caver, 32, 60-69, 1959, Denbighshire CC., 1, 20pp,Smith, P. & Platten, G. (Eds.), 1961. Location and description Caves in Wales and the Marches, Dalesman, 2nd Ed. 1967, p.106,Jenkins, D.W. & Williams, A.M. , Location, description & brief Details Cambridge Underground (1980), John Heathcote, The Speleological Potential of Shropshire The Caves of North East Wales, Cris Ebbs, 2000
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