Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cae Gwyn Cave
Tremeirchion, Denbighshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Cave
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 29 September 1950
- Community
- Tremeirchion
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.24136, -3.37235
- SAM number
- FL070
- Cadw record number
- 3624
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of a cave containing archaeological deposits that can date from as early as the Palaeolithic period. A cave may have been used for occupation, storage, burial, refuse, or as a temporary shelter. Cae Gwyn Cave is a cave complex within a limestone outcrop, which extends to the west, east and north of Ffynnon Beuno stream. The cave was excavated between 1883 and 1887 and produced upper Palaeolithic finds and faunal remains.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric settlement, ritual and funerary practices. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Ffynnon Beuno CaveCaveunder 1 mi
- Enclosed pool and well head at Ffynnon BeunoWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- Brynbella South Lodge and GatesDomesticunder 1 mi
- BrynbellaDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.