Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Hoyle Mouth Cave
Penally, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A scheduled monument in Penally, Pembrokeshire, recorded as Cave (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Cave
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 13 October 1986
- Community
- Penally
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.66967, -4.73193
- SAM number
- PE427
- Cadw record number
- 691
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 245 Pembroke (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (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, dating to the palaeolithic period. Hoyles Mouth Cave lies about 22m above OD, on a rocky ledge overlooking the Rhydeg Stream to the north. The northern facing entrance is 3m wide, 4m high and opens into a main cavern c. 6m deep, from which a narrow tunnel leads further into the limestone. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic flint has been uncovered from excavations, as well as reports of metal objects, now lost. Human and animal remains were discovered.
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
- Little Hoyle Cave and Longbury Bank Dark Age SiteCaveunder 1 mi
- The Paddock InnDomesticunder 1 mi
- Single KilnIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Gumfreyston WellsWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.