Plas Heaton Cave, Henllan, Denbighshire


NGR: SJ 0321 6911

NPRN: 306641

SMR: 100568, 100569, 100570

CCR: 905

Excavation: J.R. Heaton, W.B. Dawkins & T.M. Hughes, 1860s.

Curation: Chester Museum; National Museum of Wales, Cardiff (31.587, 92.234H).

Burials: MNI: 1

Finds: Flint artefacts, bone implements, animal bones.

Date: ?Mesolithic or Neolithic (4)

14C: -

Bibliography:

Davies, E. (1929) The Prehistoric and Roman Remains of Denbighshire. Lewis, Cardiff.

Davies, E. (1931) Plas Heaton Cave. Proceedings of the Llandudno and District Field Club.

Dawkins, W.B. (1874) Cave Hunting. MacMillan, London.

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.

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