L:40
V:15 |
Mewslade Quarry Cave, Mewslade Quarry Cave 1, Mewslade Quarry Fissure, CSGCAA.ML8
NGR: SS 42442 87526
51 m.asl
Swansea
, Gower
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Cave |
| Access |
In an old quarry in Mewslade, about 100 metres below Lower Pitton. |
| Description |
There are three entrances, of which the two on the right connect. The other opening leads to a passage about 10 metres long. |
| History |
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| Hydrology |
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| Conservation |
| Gallery |
Brendan Marris
2008 |
| Survey |
| The Taylors |
| References |
| Nat. His. Rev., N.S. 1, 155-167, 1861. Archaeology |
| Proc.Swansea Science and Field Naturalist Society 2, 263-290. 1947. Location, description and archaeology. |
| Gower Caves, Allen,E.E. & Rutter,J.G. 1948 |
| British Caver 20, 61-68, 1950 |
| Britain Underground, 1953 |
| Caves in Wales and the Marches (Dalesman), Jenkins, D.W. & Williams, A.M., 1967. Location description and brief details. |
| Three Under Gower, 1991, Ch.9 Rags, Bottles and Bones |
| Davies, M, 1993, Caves of the South Gower Coast: an archaeological assessment |
| Brendan Marris Caves of the South Gower Coast |
| Proc.UBSS, 2020 28(2) Schulting,R.J, Prehistoric human remains (mainly) from the caves of Wales, pp. 188,190,202-205 |
| Search for further records |
Browse registry map |
Cambrian Cave Registry entry 1081 |
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