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Cae Gwyn Cave is a prehistoric cave site situated in Wales and carved into Dinantian limestone bedrock. The underlying geology comprises undifferentiated Dinantian rocks of Mississippian age, dominated by limestone with subsidiary bands of sandstone and argillaceous material. This geology is characteristic of the upland limestone karst landscapes of Wales, where natural cave systems developed through solution weathering over millions of years. The cave would have provided shelter for human occupation during the prehistoric period, when such rock formations offered protection from the elements and strategic positions for hunting and gathering communities.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw, the historic environment service of Wales, and is registered under reference FL070. This designation reflects the archaeological significance of cave sites in understanding early human settlement patterns and behaviour in Britain. The Dinantian limestone in which Cae Gwyn Cave formed is particularly important, as Wales's limestone regions contain numerous prehistoric occupation sites where evidence of early human activity has been preserved in deposits and associations with the cave environment.
Cae Gwyn Cave is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL070. View the official record →
Cae Gwyn Cave is a prehistoric cave site situated in Wales and carved into Dinantian limestone bedrock. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL070.
Cae Gwyn Cave dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a cave. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cae Gwyn Cave is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is FL070.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Denbigh Friary Church (6.4 km), Old Foxhall Earth Circle (7.1 km), Old Foxhall Round Barrow (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cae Gwyn Cave's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cae Gwyn Cave stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.