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Ogof Wenog, Ogof Hafod Wenog, Hafod Wenog


NGR: SO 27754 05792
370 m.asl

Torfaen , Northern Outcrop - East (Morlais to Abergavenny)
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Sink Cave
Access Free access. The cave is in a doline on common land above Nant Maelor, Abersychan.
Description The cave is dug out in the south corner of a large doline which takes two small streams. A tight vertical entrance leads to a large collapse chamber. 14m long and 9m wide. The stream sinks at the far end in sand and gravel. The entrance has now collapsed again.
History Brynmawr CC, 1976
Hydrology Traced in about 4 hours to Cwmavon Risings, and to Nant Maelor Risings Tests
Conservation
Gallery

Brendan Marris
2013
Survey
References
Isca Journal 9, p.15
Gascoine, W., (1989), Hydrology of the limestone outcrop, in Limestones & Caves of Wales
Oldham, T. The Caves of Clydach 2003, p.36
CKS v38(1), p.24, 2011,Lou Maurice & Tim Guilford, The hydrogeology of Ogof Draenen
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