Bone Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter
SN83761601

Also known as:

Ogof-yr-Esgyrn

Nearest town:

Llandovery (20km NW)

OS reference:

SN83761601

OS sheet:

160

Latitude:

51° 49' 48.33 N

Longitude:

3° 41' 13.4 W

Added to TMA by

TMA Ed

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Bone Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter

thesweetcheat Aug 2, 2013

Coflein

Aerial photos showing the landscape setting of the hills above the cave system.

Sites within 20km of Bone Cave

Saith Maen

Stone Row / Alignment • 0.76km SW

26

1

5
Craig y Rhiwarth

Hillfort • 0.88km E

1
Pwll-yr-Wydden Fach

Round Cairn • 1.25km SW

10

1
Cribarth

Cairn(s) • 1.74km SSW

33

3
Pwll Byfre

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.89km ENE

11
Nant-y-Llyn, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 4.62km NNE

20

1
Cerrig Duon and The Maen Mawr

Stone Circle • 4.81km NNE

49

11
Waun Leuci summit

Round Barrow(s) • 5.17km NNE

18

2
Llorfa

Stone Circle • 5.27km WSW

18

1

1
Fan Gyhirych

Round Cairn • 5.3km NE

33

2
Waun Leuci cairn

Round Cairn • 5.3km N

2

3
Afon Tawe

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.35km N

3

1
Llorfa

Cairn(s) • 5.36km WSW

18

1
Cwm Fforch-wen

Cairn(s) • 5.37km WSW

8

1
Llorfa menhir

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.43km WSW

6

1
Maen Gweddiau

Natural Rock Feature • 5.49km E

1
Garn Goch

Cairn(s) • 5.69km SSW

1

3
Tawe valley Triangle

Stone Setting • 5.69km N

12
Waun Leuci

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.72km NNE

24

6
Waun Leuci stone setting

Stone Setting • 5.73km N

12

4
Twr y Fan Foel

Round Cairn • 6.19km NNW

41

3
Picws Du, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 6.38km NW

29

1

3
Moel Feity

Round Cairn • 6.39km N

12
Fan Foel

Cairn(s) • 6.43km NW

34

5
Dorwen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.68km WSW

3

2
Carn Fadog and Nant-y-Llyn

Cairn(s) • 6.98km W

1

1
Blaen-Nedd Isaf

Cairn(s) • 7.04km E
Rhyd-wen Fach stone setting

Stone Circle • 7.26km NNW

3

2
Carnau’r Garreg Las

Cairn(s) • 7.4km WNW

36

3
Plas-y-gors

Round Cairn • 7.89km E

5

1
Maen Madoc

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.02km E

14

7
Fan Nedd (Northern summit)

Round Cairn • 8.11km ENE

34

2
Gelli-Nedd

Hillfort • 8.2km E

10

1

2
Waunewydd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.22km NNE

1
Carn-y-Gigfran

Round Cairn • 8.33km WNW

12

2
Fan Nedd (north east)

Round Cairn • 8.53km ENE

11

2
Carnau Gwynion

Cairn(s) • 8.58km E

5

1

1

1
Ysgubor-Wen

Cairn(s) • 8.69km E

7

1

1

1
Garn Las (Llywel)

Cairn(s) • 8.88km NNW

12

3
Bannau Sir Gaer

Stone Circle • 8.89km NW

22

1

3
Llech Lia

Enclosure • 8.99km ENE

12

1
Maen Llia

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.15km ENE

95

7

22

1
Pen y Waun Dwr Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.17km NE

5

1
Pen y Waun Dwr

Round Cairn • 9.27km NE

4
Rhyd Uchaf

Cairn(s) • 9.27km ENE

13

3
Cylchau

Cairn(s) • 9.4km W

10

1
Cwm Nant

Cairn(s) • 9.54km E

1
Blaenau Uchaf

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.68km NNW

9

3
Pant-y-Turnor

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.71km WNW

7

2
Garreg Lwyd

Round Cairn • 9.87km W

28

1

2
Carn Cornel

Cairn(s) • 9.91km S

10

1
Foel Darw, Y Mynydd Du

Round Cairn • 9.94km NNW

6

1
Nant Tarw

Stone Circle • 9.95km NNW

58

4

5
Fan Llia

Round Cairn • 9.97km ENE

34

3
Gelli-benuchel

Cairn(s) • 10.42km S

8

1
Carn-Yr-Arian

Round Barrow(s) • 10.69km E

7

6
Pen-y-Dderi

Round Cairn • 10.79km WSW

1
Craig-y-Ddinas (Pontneddfechan)

Promontory Fort • 11.08km ESE

5

4
Brynmelyn Quarry

Round Cairn • 11.29km WSW

4

1
Carn Pen Rhiw-ddu

Round Cairn • 11.34km W

13

2
Cwm Garw

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.37km W

1

1
Capel-y-Gwrhyd

Ring Cairn • 11.85km SW

3
Mynydd Allt-y-grug

Round Cairn • 11.94km SW

2
Nant Mawr, Fforest Fawr

Cairn(s) • 12.12km ENE

32

1
Cwm Melyn Cairn

Cairn(s) • 12.24km WSW

5
Carn Pen-y-Clogau

Round Cairn • 12.29km W

14

3
Cwm Melyn

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.31km WSW

4
Gwern Wyddog

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.38km NNW

6

1

2
Cefn Gwrhyd

Cairn(s) • 12.81km SW

6

1
Pant Meddygon

Standing Stones • 12.87km NW

8

3
Penybegwyn

Round Cairn • 12.89km S

4

1
Blaen-Hepste hengiform earthwork

Henge • 12.89km E
Mynydd Uchaf

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.12km WSW

3
Foel Deg ar Bedol

Round Cairn • 13.19km WSW

7
Cwm Henwen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.29km NNW

7

3
Y Gaer (Defynnog)

Enclosure • 13.31km NE

1

1
Cwm Henwen Cairn

Cairn(s) • 13.38km NNW

10

2
Tyle Mawr

Cairn(s) • 13.47km N

9

2
Crach-lwyn

Ring Cairn • 13.53km SW

2

1
Pen Caenewydd, Mynydd Myddfai

Cairn(s) • 13.54km NW

16

1
Cefn-yr-Henriw recumbent stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.64km ENE

7

2
Cefn Esgair Carnau

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.92km E

21

2
Pant Madog

Round Cairn • 14.03km N

8

3
Tomen-y-Rhos

Round Cairn • 14.12km NNW

10

2
Carn Lwyd (Pontardawe)

Round Cairn • 14.13km SW

4

1
Tyle Bychan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.13km NE

4

2
Craig Cerrig-gleisiad

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.21km ENE

9

1
Waen Glyn-nyd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.29km SSW

1
Nant Maden

Kerbed Cairn • 14.34km E

6

2
Fan Frynych

Round Cairn • 14.39km ENE

31

2
Tair Carn Uchaf

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.42km W

29

2
Twyn-y-glog

Cairn(s) • 14.43km E

3
Cadair Fawr

Cairn(s) • 14.43km E

12

3

1
Cadair Fawr (South)

Cairn(s) • 14.57km E

8

1
Craig y Llyn (Neath)

Cairn(s) • 14.58km SE

15

2
Twyn Garreg-Wen

Cairn(s) • 14.66km ENE

11

1
Defynnog Church

Christianised Site • 14.77km NE

1
Llyn Fawr

14.88km ESE

11

3

3
Blaen Glyn

Cairn(s) • 14.97km ENE

23

1
Y Pigwn

Stone Circle • 14.98km NNW

28

6

1
Varlen Cairn, Traianmawr

Cairn(s) • 15.08km N

1
Y Pigwn Cairns

Cairn(s) • 15.09km NNW

11

3
Mynydd-y-Garth

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.19km SW

7
Twyn Bryn Glas

Cairn(s) • 15.32km E

7

2
Mynydd-y-glog

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.32km E

29

2
Tair Carn Isaf

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.33km W

19

1
Carn Caca

Cairn(s) • 15.37km S

12

1
Cefn Sychbant

Ring Cairn • 15.39km E

28

3
Trichrug

Cairn(s) • 15.41km W

11

1
Cefn Sychbant

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.58km E

50

4
Bryn Llydan

Cairn(s) • 15.6km SSE

1
Daudreath Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.69km NE

4

4
Blaen Clydach Fach

Cairn(s) • 15.84km N

1
Nant Melyn

Cairn(s) • 15.95km E

2
Cefn Crew and Cwm Crew

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.95km ENE

9

1
Carn Caca defended settlement

Enclosure • 15.96km SSE

1
Cefn Celfi

Standing Stones • 16.08km SW

1
Hirwaun Common

Cairn(s) • 16.26km ESE

17

2
Garreg Lwyd

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.48km ESE

12

2
Bryn Mawr

Cairn(s) • 16.65km WSW

1
Cilgwyn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.72km WNW
Carn Goch Hill Fort

Hillfort • 16.79km W

34

5

1
Pant Sychbant

Round Cairn • 16.9km E

7
Carn Llechart

Cairn circle • 16.96km SW

37

2

11

1
Nant Moel

Kerbed Cairn • 17.05km WSW

2
Bryn-chwyth

Cairn(s) • 17.05km WSW

2
Bedd Gwyl Illtyd

Ring Cairn • 17.1km NE

6

3
Penrhydd-wen

Ring Cairn • 17.11km WSW

1
Carreg Cennen

Sacred Well • 17.16km W

27

7

2
Carn Llechart Burial Chamber

Chambered Tomb • 17.18km SW

14

1
Mynydd Carnllechart

Cairn(s) • 17.25km SW

7

1
Mynydd Cefngyngon

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.35km ESE

9
Mynydd Illtyd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.38km NE

3

4
Rhondda Fach

Cairn(s) • 17.43km ESE

6
Llwyncelyn-Fawr

Hillfort • 17.72km ENE

1

1
Corn Du

Cairn(s) • 17.75km ENE

34

5
Mynydd Gellionen

Cairn(s) • 17.81km SW

8

2
Llwyn Du Hillfort

Hillfort • 17.89km W

2

1
Sythfaen

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.91km W

4

1
Cefn y Llethr Hir

Round Cairn • 18.04km ESE

9
Carn-y-Wiwer (Glyncorrwg)

Round Cairn • 18.13km SE

5
Sythfaen Llwyn Ddu

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.24km W

4

2
Pen y Fan

Cairn(s) • 18.25km ENE

51

9

1
Llwyn Bedw Settlement, Pen Milan

Hillfort • 18.33km ENE

1

1
Fedw

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.34km E

7

1
Finger Post

Cairn(s) • 18.42km E

1
Mynydd Tynewydd

Cairn(s) • 18.88km ESE

8

1
Coedcae’r Gwarthog Summit cairns

Cairn(s) • 18.95km E

17

2
Pont Lluest-wen

Round Cairn • 19.04km ESE

6
Garn Ddu

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.2km E

18

1
Cribyn

Cairn(s) • 19.22km ENE

15

1
Upper Neuadd cairns

Cairn(s) • 19.25km ENE

21

1
Cefn Cil-Sanws

Ring Cairn • 19.31km E

16

2
Lower Neuadd

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.39km ENE

8

4
Twyn-y-Gaer (Mynydd Illtyd)

Hillfort • 19.4km NE

10

2
Mynydd Blaengwynfi

Cairn(s) • 19.46km SE

8

1
Cilsanws Mountain

Cairn(s) • 19.47km E

16

2
Careg Fawr

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.54km WNW

2
Twyn-y-Gaer (Trallong)

Enclosure • 19.66km NE

2