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Hospital Cave, Ogof Ysbyty, Ogof Ysbty, Waterfall Cave


NGR: SN 83952 15250
240 m.asl

Powys , Northern Outcrop - West (Black Mountain)
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Rising Cave
Access Obvious resurgence behind Coach House near Craig Y Nos. In front of the cave are two dams which make the entrance easy to see. Access withdrawn by landowner at Shire Horse Centre [2013]
Description Beyond the inner wall of the dam, a large chamber is reached from which several passages branch off. The stream passage leads to sumps of 15m, 27m, and some shorter sumps dived to Sump 8. which is blocked by silt.
History SWCC, 1952; first sump passed in November 1967 and sump 4 reached in March 1968; sump 8 1972...
Hydrology Min.flow 3500 gal/day [0.0002 cumecs] Tests
Conservation Biological records
Gallery

Brendan Marris
2016
Survey
SWCC Newsletter 56
SWCC Newsletter 59 (direction N should be W?)
References
British Caver, 23, 1952, p.19
British Caver, 52, 1969, p.27
Caves of South Wales, 1995, p.101
Caves in Wales and the Marches (Dalesman), Jenkins, D.W. & Williams, A.M., 1st Ed.1963, p.30
SWCC Newsletter 2, 1952, p.2
BGS [borehole] record of spring, 1958
SWCC Newsletter 56, 1967, p.15
CDG Review 1966-67
SWCC Newsletter 59, 1968, p.2
SWCC Newsletter 63, 1969, pp.2-3, C.M.Fairbairn, The End of a Saga [says direction SW or W]
CDG nl.24 (1972) to sump 8
CDG nl.25 (1972)
CDG nl.69 (1983)
CDG nl.70 (1984)
CDG nl.75 (1985)
CDG nl.76 (1985)
CDG nl.85 (1987)
Descent 203, p.17 (2008), Hospital Cave
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Cambrian Cave Registry entry 293
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