Dan yr Ogof
Cave system in Wales, United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dan yr Ogof (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdan ər ˈoːɡɔv]), at the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, is a 17-kilometre (11 mi) long cave system in south Wales, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Ystradgynlais and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Brecon, in the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is the main feature of a show cave complex, which is claimed to be the largest in the United Kingdom and is a tourist attraction in Wales.[2] The first section of the cave system is open to the public, but the extensive cave system beyond is scheduled as a national nature reserve and is open only to bona fide cavers.[2]
Dan Yr Ogof | |
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Location | Powys, Wales |
OS grid | SN 83825 16021 |
Coordinates | 51°49′50″N 3°41′14″W |
Length | 15,500 metres (50,900 ft) |
Discovery | 1912 |
Hazards | Some parts avoided when on tour of caves |
Access | Safe |
Translation | "Beneath the cave". The Morgan Brothers named the cave after their farm. (Welsh) |
Registry | Cambrian Cave Registry[1] |
The bones of some 42 humans, as well as numerous animal bones, have been found in one of the nearby chambers of this cave system.[3] In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, Dan yr Ogof was named as Britain's greatest natural wonder.[4]