Carreg Cennen Cave
Excavation
T.C. Cantrill, 1900; M.Davies, 1980-81.
Curation
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff (31.384).
Burials
MNI: 4 (2 adult, 2 juveniles)
Finds
Worked animal bones and teeth
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Unknown | No reliable dating information available |
14C
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External References
Bibliography
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Cantrill, T.C. (1919) Some chemical characters of ancient charcoals. Archaeologia Cambrensis 19: 365-392.
Davies, M. (1980) Carreg Cennen Castle Cave. Archaeology in Wales 20: 23.
Davies, M. (1981) The location of the bone cave at Carreg Cennen Castle. South Wales Caving Club Newsletter 95: 16-17.
Davies, M. (1995) The Cantrill discoveries. South Wales Caving Club Newsletter 115: 28-32.
Grimes, W.F. (1933) The T.C. Cantrill Collection. Bulletin of the Board of Celtic Studies 6: 93-94.
Oldham, A.D. (2003) The Caves of Carmarthen. Privately printed.
Roese, H.E. (1979) Archaeological discoveries by T.C. Cantrill. Archaeologia Cambrensis 128: 147-155.
Walker.E.A., Chapman, E.M., Chivall, D., Faillace, K., Hodkinson, P., Madgwick, R. & O’Regan, H.J. (2021) Carreg Cennen Castle Cave, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire: a review of the work undertaken by T.C. Cantrill in 1900. Archaeologia Cambrensis 170: 67-76.
Article Author Graham Mullan