Ogof Ffynnon Ddu

Ogof Ffynnon Ddu
LocationUpper Swansea Valley
Coordinates51°49′27″N 3°39′40″W / 51.8243°N 3.6611°W / 51.8243; -3.6611
Depth274.5 metres (901 ft)[1]
Length59 kilometres (37 mi)[2]
DiscoverySouth Wales Caving Club 1946
GeologyLimestone
Entrances3
AccessSouth Wales Caving Club—see website for details
Translationcave of the black spring (Welsh)
Cave surveySurvey
Part of the interior with a terraced cascade and three standing and climbing cave explorers wearing safety equipment

Ogof Ffynnon Ddu (Welsh for cave of the black spring), also known informally as OFD, is a cave under a hillside in the area surrounding Penwyllt in the Upper Swansea Valley in South Wales. It is the second longest cave in Wales and the deepest in the United Kingdom.

  1. ^ "Ogof Ffynnon Ddu - Surveys". South Wales Caving Club. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Ogof Ffynnon Ddu 1". Cambrian Cave Registry. Cambrian Caving Council. Retrieved 4 November 2019.