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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bacon Hole - Cave or Rock Shelter in Wales in West Glamorgan

Submitted by vicky on Monday, 23 September 2002  Page Views: 10165

Natural PlacesSite Name: Bacon Hole
Country: Wales County: West Glamorgan Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Swansea  Nearest Village: Pennard
Map Ref: SS561868  Landranger Map Number: 159
Latitude: 51.561669N  Longitude: 4.077346W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Bacon Hole
Bacon Hole submitted by gaianlife : Passageway off the main chamber (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cave or Rock Shelter in West Glamorgan

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Bacon Hole
Bacon Hole submitted by gaianlife : Victorian Wall inscriptions Site in West Glamorgan Wales (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bacon Hole
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Bacon Hole
Bacon Hole submitted by gaianlife : Victorian Wall inscriptions from the first excavation Site in West Glamorgan Wales (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bacon Hole
Bacon Hole submitted by gaianlife : Large cup stone at rear (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bacon Hole
Bacon Hole submitted by gaianlife : Crawl space from main chamber (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bacon Hole
Bacon Hole submitted by gaianlife : Looking out from Bacon Hole

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 315m WNW 287° Crow Hole Cave or Rock Shelter (SS558869)
 598m W 268° Minchin Hole Cave or Rock Shelter (SS555868)
 631m ESE 107° High Pennard* Hillfort (SS567866)
 1.3km NE 37° Bishopston Valley* Hillfort (SS569878)
 1.5km WNW 288° Ravencliffe Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter (SS547873)
 2.8km NNW 342° Trinity Well, Ilston* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SS55308946)
 2.8km ENE 73° Caswell Cliff Fort* Hillfort (SS58808756)
 2.8km NW 305° Pennard Pill Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle (SS53828851)
 3.0km NW 322° Gower Heritage centre* Museum (SS543892)
 3.0km ENE 67° Caswell Bay Cave Cave or Rock Shelter (SS589879)
 3.0km NNE 30° Kittle Hill Cave or Rock Shelter (SS577894)
 3.2km WNW 293° Penmaen Burrows* Chambered Tomb (SS53168812)
 3.2km WNW 285° Leather's Hole Cave or Rock Shelter (SS530877)
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 3.9km NW 320° Church Hill Earthwork* Misc. Earthwork (SS53628987)
 4.0km NW 323° Cat Hole Cave* Cave or Rock Shelter (SS53779002)
 4.2km NNE 12° Bishopston Burch Cairn (SS571909)
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The historic landscape area of Pwlldu Head by Andy B on Tuesday, 08 October 2013
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The historic landscape area of Pwlldu Head encompasses the coastal edge, steep cliff slope as well as the open cliff top between mean low water and the extent of unenclosed land along the cliffs from Shire Combe to Caswell Bay, taking in area of Pwlldu, the southern extent of the Bishopston Valley, with its settlement and impressive shingle bank, where it meets the sea.

A number of caves exist in the cliff face along this stretch of coast; some of these have provided evidence of habitation and even ritual activity dating back to the Palaeolithic. The most well-known are Bacon Hole Cave (00306w; 305582), and Minchin (Mitchen) Hole (00304w; 305580). Bacon Hole Cave was initially thought to contain prehistoric art, though this was later disproved, however excavations in 1850 by Colonel Wood revealed large numbers of animal bones dating to the Pleistocene era, such as Narrow-nosed Rhinoceros and straight tusked elephant.

Archaeological deposits were also discovered and comprised a thin dark layer with pottery assemblages indicating occupation/use from the early Iron Age to the medieval period. Minchen Hole, the largest of the Gower bone caves, was initially excavated in the nineteenth century by Colonel Wood of Stouthall. Excavations under the direction of Mason and Rutter between 1946 and 1959 recorded hearths of the Romano-British and early medieval periods. Raised beach deposits of Pleistocene date with associated animal bones were also investigated. The earliest human material identified was from the early Iron Age. Of particular note were a series of bronze brooches ranging in date from third century to the eigth century,

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http://www.ggat.org.uk/cadw/historic_landscape/gower/english/Gower_060.htm
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Bacon Hole Cave by Andy B on Wednesday, 23 January 2013
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Re: Bacon Hole by coldrum on Wednesday, 20 July 2011
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Coflein site entry:

"A natural cave in sea-cliffs, explored from 1850, that has produced IA, possibly RB and e.med material."

http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/305582/details/BACON+HOLE%2C+CAVE/
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