South Wales Caves

Ogof Pen Eryr Description

Ogof Pen Eryr is located in the base of the cliff face at the end of the quarry 250m east of Daren Cilau (map). This linear cave has several interesting squeezes which makes it quite popular as a cave to introduce people to caving in. The low entrance arch leads into a small chamber with a low section leading off to bring you to a tight thrutch up through calcited boulders, a challenge for those above average size. This takes you through to the passage beyond, where a boulder choke is met, with the route on being down the left hand side. The passage is the followed to where a large flat topped polished rock blocks the passage, the route on being to slide over the top and drop down the slot into the passage below. At the bottom of the drop a low crawl is followed, beyond which the going gets easier and you eventually arrive at a bedding chamber with several ways off all of which quickly end, including one into a once pretty grotto that has since been vandalised.