<< Our Photo Pages >> Nanna's Cave - Cave or Rock Shelter in Wales in Pembrokeshire
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Nanna's CaveCountry: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Tenby Nearest Village: Caldey Island
Map Ref: SS14589697
Latitude: 51.640884N Longitude: 4.68108W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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It is described by RCAHMW as '..a rectangular cave, 3.0m wide by 3.5m hign and 5.0m deep. Finds...range from Mesolithic to medieval.' Apart from human remains, finds have included remains of animals long since extinct on these islands.
I would just describe it as absolutely wonderful, full of atmosphere, and a very special place. It was so easly to put yourself back in time to the families watching the sun rise across the forested plain to the Gower, just as I did over the sea last week.
I have no idea where the name 'Nanna' came from, but I hope to find out! As for the ratings I have given...condition really has to be perfect, as it is still very much a cave! Ambience is certainly a 5 - it is one of those places which draws you to it, like a magnet. The 2 rating for access is due to you needing to get a boat across from Tenby, and then doing a little bit of clambering!
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