NGR: SJ 2000 6051
NPRN: -
SMR: 34750, 103035
CCR: 1526
Excavation: 1981.
Curation: National Museum of Wales, Cardiff (92.23H).
Burials: MNI: 3+
Finds: : Bone artefacts, flint scraper, animal bones.
Date: Neolithic (1)
14C: 4170 bp (OxA-3817) on human bone.
Bibliography:
Aldhouse-Green, S. et al. (1996) Holocene humans at Pontnewydd and Cae Gronw caves. Antiquity 70: 444-447.
Brassil, K.S. & Guilbert, G.C. (1982) Caves in Clwyd. Archaeology in Clwyd 4-5.
Davies, M. (1981) Identification of bones from Orchid Cave, Maeshafn, Clwyd. Unpublished report.
Guilbert, G. (1982) Orchid Cave. Archaeology in Wales 22: 15.