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Ffynnon Beuno Cave is a prehistoric cave located in Wales and situated in Dinantian limestone bedrock formed during the Mississippian period. The underlying geology comprises limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks, typical of the Carboniferous period's marine depositional environment. Such limestone formations across Wales have long provided natural cave systems that attracted human occupation during prehistoric times.
The cave has yielded archaeological evidence of prehistoric activity, making it significant for understanding early human settlement patterns in Wales. Its position within soluble Dinantian limestone would have made it a natural shelter, particularly valuable during periods when alternative structures were limited. The cave's archaeological importance has been recognised through its protection by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under the reference FL069.
Today the cave remains an important archaeological and geological site within Wales's heritage landscape. The interplay between its Carboniferous limestone geology and the record of human activity it preserves contributes to our understanding of prehistoric Welsh settlement and the relationship between environment and early human communities in this region.
Ffynnon Beuno Cave is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL069. View the official record →
Ffynnon Beuno Cave is a prehistoric cave located in Wales and situated in Dinantian limestone bedrock formed during the Mississippian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL069.
Ffynnon Beuno 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.
Ffynnon Beuno 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 FL069.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Denbigh Friary Church (6.4 km), Old Foxhall Earth Circle (7.1 km), Civil War Earthworks (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Ffynnon Beuno 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.
Ffynnon Beuno Cave stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.