Pontnewydd Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter
SJ015710

Also known as:

Bont Newydd

Nearest town:

Denbigh (6km ESE)

OS reference:

SJ015710

OS sheet:

116

Latitude:

53° 13' 35.52 N

Longitude:

3° 28' 32.35 W

Added to TMA by

Rhiannon

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Pontnewydd Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter

Rhiannon Nov 4, 2006

Gathering the Jewels

Excavations at this cave provided evidence of the earliest known people in Wales, who lived there about 230,000 years ago.

Sites within 20km of Pontnewydd Cave

Bedd y Cawr

Hillfort • 1.02km NNW

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Tyddyn Bleiddyn

Chambered Cairn • 1.61km NW

5

2
Mynydd-y-Gaer

Hillfort • 4.26km W

7

2
Cae Gwyn and Ffynnon Bueno Caves

Cave / Rock Shelter • 7.13km ENE

6

3
Moel Maenefa

Round Barrow(s) • 7.94km ENE

2

2
Moel y Gaer (Bodfari)

Hillfort • 7.97km E

13

1
Plas Newydd

Round Barrow(s) • 8.16km SW

8

3
Llyn-y-Gorseddau

Round Barrow(s) • 8.3km NE

3

1
Aelwyd Uchaf

Round Barrow(s) • 8.66km NE

4

2
Moel Hiraddug

Hillfort • 8.89km NE

15

3

1
Pant Ifan

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.89km ENE

4

1
Coed Bron Fawr

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.05km ENE

6

1
Criafol

Round Barrow(s) • 9.31km ENE

1

1
Castell Cawr

Hillfort • 9.71km W

4

2
Moel y Parc

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.41km E

8

1
Pen-y-Corddyn-Mawr

Hillfort • 11.33km W

6

1
Penygraig

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.41km ENE

1

1
Gop Caves

Cave / Rock Shelter • 11.5km NE

6

1

3
Gorsedd Bran Tumuli A-F

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.54km SSW

7

1
The Gop

Cairn(s) • 11.58km NE

13

1

9

1
Penycloddiau cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.6km E

9

2
Penycloddiau

Hillfort • 11.7km E

29

4

1
Coed-yr-Esgob barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.84km NNE

2

2
Cae Du

Round Barrow(s) • 11.86km SW

1

1
Tan-yr-ogof

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.2km W

1
Rhiwiau

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.51km SW

8

2

1
Blaen y Cwm

Round Barrow(s) • 12.61km SW

5

1
St Elmo’s Summer House

Round Barrow(s) • 12.76km NE

6

2
Axton tumulus IV and V

Round Barrow(s) • 12.82km NE

3

2
Twr-yr-Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.89km S

2

1
Ffrith-Y-Garreg-Wen

Round Barrow(s) • 12.99km ENE

8

1
Boncyn Crwn

Round Barrow(s) • 13km SW

9

1
Brenig 47

Round Cairn • 13.2km S

6

2
Nant Cornwall

Round Barrow(s) • 13.2km SW

2

1
Berthen – Gam

Round Barrow(s) • 13.28km NE

1

1
Cae Crwn

Round Barrow(s) • 13.4km ENE

1

1
Groesfford

Round Barrow(s) • 13.4km ENE

1

1
Tynewydd

Round Barrow(s) • 13.59km NE

1
Bry Digrif mound II

Round Barrow(s) • 13.6km NE

2

1
Bry Digrif mound IV

Round Barrow(s) • 13.76km NE

2

1
Maen Achwyfaen

Christianised Site • 13.78km NE

2

2
Bry Digrif mound V

Round Barrow(s) • 13.85km NE

1

1
Moel Arthur

Hillfort • 13.88km E

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5

1
Pwll-y-Clai

Hillfort • 13.94km SE

1

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Caer’ Bryn

Hillfort • 13.94km SE

11

1
Boncyn Arian

Round Barrow(s) • 14.05km S

5

1
Llyn Brenig 44

Cairn(s) • 14.25km S

9

2
llyn Du

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.25km ENE

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Holywell, Circle, Barrow and Linear Earthworks

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.27km ENE

2

1
Brenig 40

Round Barrow(s) • 14.39km SSW

3

1
Llangernyw Yew and Standing Stones

Christianised Site • 14.41km WSW

11

2

2
Llyn Brenig 41

Round Barrow(s) • 14.44km S

5

1
Llyn Brenig 46

Cairn(s) • 14.5km S

8

1
Gorsedd

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.52km ENE

6

1
Llyn Brenig 51

14.71km S

14

1
Brenig 42

Round Barrow(s) • 14.83km SSW

3

1
Llyn Brenig 6

14.92km S

5
Llyn Brenig 8

Cairn(s) • 14.95km S

12

1
Naid-y-March

Standing Stones • 15.8km ENE

5

2
Penbedw

Stone Circle • 15.85km E

17

3
Plas Captain cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.88km ENE

6

1
Moel y Gaer (Llanbedr Dyffryn-Clwyd)

Hillfort • 16.04km E

20

2
Llwyn Erddyn

Ring Cairn • 16.07km ENE

6

1
Capel Hiraethog

Ring Cairn • 16.51km SSE
Pincyn Llys

Cairn(s) • 16.57km SE

1

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Bryn Du

Round Barrow(s) • 16.58km SSE
Maen Huail

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.7km ESE

2

4
The Four Stones of Gwytherin

Standing Stones • 16.71km SW

10

4

1
Nant Heilyn

Kerbed Cairn • 18.02km SSW

10

1

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Bryn Beddau

Stone Circle • 18.2km SSE

5

4
Foel Fenlli

Hillfort • 18.41km ESE

18

3
Foel Fenlli cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.48km ESE

4

2
Pen-y-Gaer (Efenechtyd)

Hillfort • 18.5km SE

9

2
Hafod-y-Llan Isaf

Cairn(s) • 18.64km SSW
Ddol-Frwynog

Cairn(s) • 18.65km SW

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Maen Llwyd (Cloceinog)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.95km SSE

2

3
Moel y Gaer

Hillfort • 19.62km E

15

3
Craig Adwy Wynt

Enclosure • 19.7km ESE

14

2
Pen yr Orsedd

Cairn(s) • 19.88km SW

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