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Bosco's Den, Bacon's Eye, CSGCAA.ML89
NGR: SS 55917 86844
0 m.asl
Swansea
, Gower
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Cave |
| Access |
Follow the cliff path from Pennard. The entrance is about 35 metres West of Bacon Hole and is only accessible at low water. |
| Description |
The cave has an upper and lower section. The upper is 25 metres long and the lower 10 metres. |
| History |
E.R.Wood 1858 |
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| Hydrology |
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| Conservation |
SSSI: 1036 Pwll-du Head and Bishopston Valley (Mixed/M) |
GCR: 1318,1367 |
| Survey |
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| References |
| QJGS 16, 489-491, 1860. Excavation of Bones |
| QJGS 25, 192-217, 1869. Dist. of Post Glacial Mammals |
| Cave Hunting (Macmillan), Dawkins,W.B. 1874 |
| Proc.Swansea Sci. Field and Nat. Soc. 2, 221-246, 1944. Location, description and archaeology |
| British Caver 17, 36-43, 1947 |
| Gower Caves (Welsh Guides), Allen and Rutter, , 1948 |
| Caves in Wales and the Marches (Dalesman), Jenkins, D.W. & Williams, A.M., 1963. Location description and brief details. |
| British Caving (Routledge, Kegan Paul) Cullingford,C.H.D., 2nd Ed. 1962 |
| Davies, M, 1993, Caves of the South Gower Coast: an archaeological assessment |
| NT heritage record |
| Brendan Marris Caves of the South Gower Coast |
| BGS Archives: BCRA/201W/B/16, 1868 |
| Search for further records |
Browse registry map |
Cambrian Cave Registry entry 1127 |
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