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Red Chamber, CSGCAA.ML17


NGR: SS 42640 86740
0 m.asl

Swansea , Gower
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Sea Cave Sea Cave
Access Situated at the foot of the cliffs, about half a mile East of Mewslade Bay and accessible only at low tide.
Description A large entrance leads to a mined tunnel about 85 metres long, ending in a flooded, square cut, shaft. The cave may date back to at least the Triassic as it is lined with red sandstone.
History Dived by Martyn Farr.
Hydrology
Conservation SSSI: 0809 Gower Coast: Rhossili to Porteynon (Mixed/M) Biological records
Gallery

Brendan Marris
2008
Survey
References
Proc.Swansea Science and Field Naturalist Society 2, 263-290. 1947. Location, description and archaeology.
Gower Caves (Welsh Guides, 1948), Allen and Rutter
British Caver 20, 61-68, 1950
Caves in Wales and the Marches (Dalesman), Jenkins, D.W. & Williams, A.M., 1967. Location description and brief details.
CRG. Biol. Supp., 7 1961. Biological finds
Owen, T.R., Gower Vol.18, p.48[in] Gower in Triassic Times [suggests Triassic infill]
Davies, M, 1993, Caves of the South Gower Coast: an archaeological assessment
NT heritage record
Brendan Marris Caves of the South Gower Coast
Cooper,J.S, 2023, Exploring the Karst and Caves of the Gower Peninsula, pp.9,63
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Cambrian Cave Registry entry 1087
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