Llygad Llwchwr , Eye of the Llwchwr
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Rising
Cave
Access As the cave has been used as a water supply by the Brecon Carreg Water Bottling company they do not officially give permission to visit the site.
Description An extensive dry series opens on to 4 river chambers, which are part of the underground course of the River Loughour. Beyond the 4th River Chamber, about 125 metres of submerged passage has been explored by divers, ending in a low bedding plane.
History
The cave has a long history, with explorations recorded since 1841, and an inscription reported from 1835.
Hydrology Tested from Ogof Foel Fawr. 'water becomes turbid after heavy rains...flow 63 tons per minute, which is equivalent to 14,112 gallons per minute [1.069 cumec]'(Cantrill, 1907). Minimum yield 4mgd [0.146 cumec] (1959)Mineral water has also been extracted not from the cave but from the nearby
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Conservation
Biological
Gallery
Brendan Marris
BCL/Gerard Platten
Rhys Williams
Keith Edwards
Survey British Caver. Vol 6 Cullingford, 1951 SWCC Newsletter 49 Descent 12 TVCG/CDG in Caves of South Wales, 1995 Descent 165 References Topographical and Historical Description of the Counties of South Wales, Rees,J, 1812?;1815 Guide to Llandeilo and its Neighbourhood, Price, L., 1883 Swansea Sci. Soc. Ann. Rep. and Transcriptions 10 and 21, 1891-2 Celtic Folklore, Welsh and Manx, Rhys, J. 1906? 1901, Vol II, p?
The Geology of the South Wales Coalfield, Part VII, T.C. Cantrill, 1907 , pp.68,224 The Lakes of Wales: A Guide for Anglers and Others, Ward, F., 1931 Yorkshire Ramblers Club Journal 7, (23), 1938, pp.79-88 "The local people have some pluck, dates were everywhere we reached, 1835 to 1933" British Caver, 2, pp.8,32 British Caver, 4, 1939, p.68 British Caver, 6, 1941, pp.58,61,74 British Caver, 8, p.11 British Caver, 14, p.98 British Caver, 15, p.95 BGS [borehole] record of spring , [1987]British Caver, 33, Pages 20 & 30 British Caver, 41, p.69 British Caver, 45, p.65 British Caver, 59, p.60 British Caver, 66, 1977, p.23 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 1, p.47 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 16, p.23 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 17, p.20 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 25, p.17 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 26, p.20 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 28, p.22 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 30, p.20 Cullingford, C.H.D. (1951) Exploring Caves,pp.68-70 CDG nl.37, 1975 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 47, p.13 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 48, p.26 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 50, p.12 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 51, p.22 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 56, p.32 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 57, p.30 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 6, p.29 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 63, p.16 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 65, p.16 Cave Diving Group Newsletter 89, p.32 Exploring Caves, Cullingford, C.H.D., 1951, Oxford University Press, Pages 68 & 138 SWCC Newsletter 31, 1960, p.4 SWCC Newsletter 33, 1960, p.13 SWCC Newsletter 49, 1965, pp.7-9 SWCC Newsletter 56, 1967, p.13 Caves in Wales and the Marches, Jenkins, D.W. & Williams, A.M., 1967 SWCC Newsletter 67, 1970, p.7 Descent 12, 1970, p.20 The Good Old Days, Thomas, B., 1973, p.33 The Diary of Thomas Jenkins of Llandeilo 1826-1870, D.C.Jenkins (ed.), 1976;1986 Descent 41, 1979, p.16 Descent 46, 1980, p.7 ISCA Caving Club Journal 1, Volume 3, p.8 SWCC Newsletter 97, 1983 SWCC Newsletter 99, 1985, p.15 SWCC Newsletter 105, 1989, p.12 Limestones and Caves of Wales, 1989, p.208 The Caves of Carmarthen, Oldham, T., 1990, p.23 Descent 91, 1990, p.7 Caves of South Wales, Stratford, T.,, 1995, p.118 Dyfed Invertebrate Group nl.30 (Spring 1995) , pp.20-24, The crustacea of Carmarthenshire caves, Peter Walker Descent 133, 1997, p.11 Selected Caves of Britain and Ireland, 1997 Descent 164, p.20 Descent 165, p.20 Descent 171, p.12, Martyn Farr, Llwchwr resurgence finally passed Descent 188, p.18, Martyn Farr, Major excitement at Llygad Llwchwr Brendan Marris Caves of South Wales
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