Port Eynon Point Cave, Porteynon Point Cave, CSGCAA.ML47
NGR: SS 46830 84360 6 m.asl
Swansea
, Gower
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Sea Cave
Access
The cave is situated at the South West tip of Port Eynon Point and it is best approached by following the shore from the village. The entrance is inaccessible at high water.
Description
The cave has been excavated and the remains of Lion, Bear, Woolly Rhinoceros, Mammoth and Red Deer have been found. The cave consists of a single chamber, 9m wide by 8m high. At the end is a small tunnel leading to a small chamber.
History
Hydrology
Conservation
SSSI: 0809 Gower Coast: Rhossili to Porteynon (Mixed/M)
Gallery
Brendan Marris 2016
Survey
References
British Caver 17, 36-43. 1947
Caves in Wales and the Marches (Dalesman), Jenkins, D.W. & Williams, A.M., 1963. Location description and brief details.
Proc.Swansea Science and Field Naturalist Society 2, 221-246. 1944. Location, description and archaeology.
Gower Caves (Welsh Guides), Allen and Rutter, , 1948
Swansea Sci. Soc. Ann. Rep and Trans. 17-20, 1892-93. Archaeology
The Caves of Gower (Gower Society),Grenfell,H and Morris, B, 1971, p.9
Caves of South Wales, Stratford, T., 1995
Davies, M, 1993, Caves of the South Gower Coast: an archaeological assessment
