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Title: The Mines of Crafnant
Post by: Ian A on Jun 10, 2012, 08:23 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6I0aDD7PLA
Title: Re: The Mines of Crafnant
Post by: Vikki Sestan on Jun 10, 2012, 09:17 PM
Brilliant Ian, really was a fantastic trip and loads of fun!

In your words...until next time :-)
Title: Re: The Mines of Crafnant
Post by: John Nicholson on Jun 10, 2012, 10:12 PM
Another excellent film of a wonderful day out.  I like the music (except the first into piece), and also the 'First person view' which gives a better three dimensional feeling of what the passageways are like.  Pity the section along that shelf in the slate mine was not longer.  Also I like the real sound of the caves and the sloshing of the water and the dripping.
Title: Re: The Mines of Crafnant
Post by: Claire Brimson on Jun 11, 2012, 06:03 PM
Nice video :)

Have you done the mine below Crafnant Cafe on the left side of the road (in amongst the quarry area) as heading up?  There are a few other holes up there as well on both sides.  I used to live up there, and still visit.  The main one is gated or was gated...
Title: Re: The Mines of Crafnant
Post by: Ian A on Jun 11, 2012, 06:14 PM
Hi Claire ....

You've still got an eye on Britain whilst you are learning the Scandanavian ways ;)

I once saw a group of fully clad cavers emerge from the hole by Crafnant - or, more accurately, I saw them by the cottages by the hole. I was stood on the otherside of the lake at the time and when I got round they were gone. I didn't find the hole but did find many signs saying "go away" (well, similar wording). I decided to look it up on-line later.

When I tried to find it on-line I could not. I looked at paper maps and there is nothing marked on the O/S map and I wondered if I had imagined everything :blink:

But now, from the shadows, emerges some fresh evidence :huh:

Please tell me more :) :) :)

Ian
Title: Re: The Mines of Crafnant
Post by: Mike Griffith on Jun 11, 2012, 06:43 PM
Great movie Ian and thanks for leading the trip.
Title: Re: The Mines of Crafnant
Post by: John Nicholson on Jun 11, 2012, 07:23 PM
[quote="Ian" post=6871]I once saw a group of fully clad cavers emerge from the hole by Crafnant - or, more accurately, I saw them by the cottages:
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May be it was GCC who spotted you in the area and decided to lead you to a hoax cavern.