| Dan Yr Ogof | |
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 A cave feature at Dan yr Ogof | |
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| Location | Powys, Wales |
| OS grid | SN 83825 16021 |
| Coordinates | 51°49′50″N 3°41′14″W / 51.830684°N 3.687325°W |
| Length | 15,500 metres (50,900 ft) |
| Discovery | 1912 |
| Hazards | Some parts avoided when on tour of caves |
| Access | Safe |
| Translation | "Beneath the cave". The Morgan Brothers named the cave after their farm. (Welsh) |
| Registry | Cambrian Cave Registry[1] |
Dan yr Ogof (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdan ər ˈoːɡɔv]), at the National Showcaves Centre for Wales, is a 17-kilometre (11 mi) long cave system in south Wales, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Ystradgynlais and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Brecon, in the Brecon Beacons National Park. It is the main feature of a show cave complex, which is claimed to be the largest in the United Kingdom and is a tourist attraction in Wales.[2] The first section of the cave system is open to the public, but the extensive cave system beyond is scheduled as a national nature reserve and is open only to bona fide cavers.[2]
The bones of some 42 humans, as well as numerous animal bones, have been found in one of the nearby chambers of this cave system.[3] In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, Dan yr Ogof was named as Britain's greatest natural wonder.[4]
- ^ "Dan Yr Ogof Tourist Entrance". Cambrian Cave Registry. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Dan yr Ogof". Dan yr Ogof Cave Advisory Committee. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- ^ "Bone Cave". The National Showcaves for Wales. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- ^ "Caves win 'natural wonder' vote". BBC Wales. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2008.