Nant-y-Graig Cave
Also known as Brasgyll Cave 2
Excavation
C.S. Mainwaring & Mrs Williams Wynn, 1871; J.H. Owen, 1946-48.
Curation
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff (68.88/8-9).
Burials
MNI: 6+
Finds
Flint arrowhead, flint flakes and core, Romano-British artefacts, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | 14C date obtained on organic material closely associated with a burial, or, undated human remains closely associated with diagnostic prehistoric artifects or other datable material |
14C
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External References
| Royal Commission CARN Database | 306686 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 19309, 102147, 101424 |
| Cambrian Caving Council Record | 1440 |
Bibliography
Branigan, K. & Dearne, M.J. (1991) A Gazetteer of Romano-British Cave Sites and their Finds. Department of Archaeology and Prehistory, University of Sheffield.
Dawkins, W.B. (1874) (1874) Cave Hunting. MacMillan, London.
Davies, E. (1948) Nant-y-Graig cave. Proceedings of the Llandudno and District Field Club 21: 19-20.
Tankard, E. (1946) Notes on finds in a limestone cave at Nant-y-Graig, Vale of Clwyd. Archaeologia Cambrensis 99: 119-122.
Valdemar, A.E. & Jones, R.D. (1970) An initial report on the archaeological and palaeontological caves and rock shelters in North Wales. Transactions of the Cave Research Group of Great Britain 12 (2): 99-107.
Article Author Graham Mullan