Ogof Llyn Parc
| Ogof Llyn Parc | |
|---|---|
 Entrance shaft | |
  | |
| Location | Esclusham Mountain, Wrexham, Wales |
| OS grid | SJ 2494 5067 |
| Coordinates | 53°02′53″N 3°07′16″W / 53.048048°N 3.121062°WCoordinates: 53°02′53″N 3°07′16″W / 53.048048°N 3.121062°W |
| Depth | 430 metres (1,410 ft) |
| Length | 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) |
| Discovery | North Wales Caving Club |
| Geology | Limestone |
| Hazards | 100 metres (330 ft) entrance shaft |
| Access | contact North Wales Caving Club |
| Registry | Cambrian Cave Registry[1] |
Ogof Llyn Parc usually known as Pool Park is a cave on Esclusham Mountain above Wrexham, Wales, that has a 100 metres (330 ft) entrance shaft, normally descended by winch to the mine levels. Further caving and two ladders reaches the natural cave levels in which there are streamways.
References
- ↑ "Ogof Llyn Parc". Ogof Llyn Parc. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
- Appleton, Peter (1989). "Limestones and Caves of North Wales". In Ford, Trevor D.(ed.). Limestones and Caves of Wales. Cambridge University Press. pp. 233–7. ISBN 0-521-32438-6.
- Waltham, A.C., Simms, M.J., Farrant, A.R., Goldie, H.S. (1997). Karst and Caves of Great Britain. Chapman & Hall, 2-6 Boundary Row, London SE1 8HN, UK. pp. 262–4. ISBN 0-412-78860-8.
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