Ogof y Darren Cilau , Ogof y Darren , Vic's Dig , Ogof Darren Cilau , Ogof Darren Ciliau , Ogof Daren Cilau , Daren Cilau , Rock of Refuge
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Cave
Access There is a very small entrance at ground level in a disused quarry behind the lime kiln.
Description A very difficult and arduous cave with a long, constricted entrance leading to extensive passages beyond. The furthest reaches of the cave reach the terminal sump which has been dived for 600m to Elm Hole in the Clydach Gorge.
History
J. Ellwood, 1818. Explored by Vic Howells, BNS, 1957. Extended CSS/SMCC, 1964 & 1984, CDG in 1985-87,'Rock Steady Crew'...
Hydrology
Conservation
SSSI: 0080 Mynydd Llangatwg (Mixed)
GCR: 554
Biological
Gallery
Martin Laverty
Brendan Marris
Julian Todd
Antler Passage
The Kitchen
Epocalypse Choke
Crystal Inlet
Seventh Hour Sump
St Davids Sump
Terminal Sump
Survey John Ellwood, 1818. Ground Plan of a Cave In the Limestone Rock at Darren y kille In the Parish of Llangattock BNS 1957 CSS Records (19), 1992 References SWCC Newsletter 27, 3-7, 1959. History of discovery and description SWCC Newsletter 28, 10, 1959. Location British Caver 32, 1-2, 1959 Journal Spel. Soc. BNS, 1, 3-5, 1959. Survey, Discovery, Exploration SMCC Journal 3 (5), 21-24, 1963. Discoveries. CaC 29, pp.18-22, 1985, Clive Gardener, Beyond the further reaches of Daren Cilau CDG nl.77, 1985 CaC 32, pp.20-21, 1986, Clive Westlake, Photographing the Time Machine CDG nl.78, 1986 CaC 33, pp.20-26, 1986, Clive Gardener, Cascading Water and Echoes of David Bowie from the Depths of Daren Cilau... CaC 36, pp.33-34, 1987, Mark Lumley, Nine days of Hard Rock hospitality Cave Science 15(2) pp.83-84, 1988, Andy Kendall, Aragonite in Daren Cilau CDG nl.91, 1989 CDG nl.97, 1990 Caves of South Wales, Stratford, T., 1995 A Caver's View of the Clydach River (Cwmbran Caving Club, 1986), Schuurmans, T. CDG nl.113, 1994 GSS nl Oct 1994, pp.12-14, Mike Green, Busman's Re-opened (or 'canned') CDG nl.115, 1995 CDG nl.121, 1996 CDG nl.124, 1997 Martyn Farr, Darkworld (1997) Selected Caves of Britain and Ireland, 1997 CDG nl.127, 1998 CDG nl.139, 2001 CDG nl.144, 2002 CDG nl.150, 2004 Descent 205, p.12, Adrian Fawcett; Mark Lumley, Hopping with the Frog Descent 207, pp.12-13, Mark Lumley, Frog Street hops up Descent 208, p.19, Martyn Farr, New dig in Daren Descent 214, p.11, Hopping Mad (again) CSS nl 51(3),p.23, 2009 Adrian Fawcett, Further breakthroughs in Frog Street CSS nl 51(4),p.47, 2009 Frog Street Chelsea SS nl.51 (6), 2009, pp.70-71, Paul Tarrant, Daren Cilau, that's a terrible place! [1984 breakthrough trip] CSS nl 51(9), p.139, Mark Lumley, Digging in Daren Chelsea SS nl.58 (10), 2016, pp.64-65, Adrian Fawcett, Digging Projects in Daren Cilau Chelsea SS nl.59 (7), 2017, p.48, Adrian Fawcett, Bypassing Eastern Flyover Choke Descent 273, p.12, Kieran Ryan, Flooding at Hard Rock ChelseaSS nl.65(7-9),pp.74-75, 2023, Alex Randall, Trip to Spaderunner, the end of Daren Cilau Brendan Marris Caves of South Wales CSS
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