Portmeirion Caves

[Ian A]

Location
SH 585 367

Directions
I think you have to walk through Portmeirion although it may be possible from the Porthmadog toll road. These caves are unmarked on the O/S map and should not be confused with the ones marked at SH 582 370 nearby

Access
Open


Suggested Equipment
None

Length
Very short â€" little more than 30/40 feet

Flood Risk
All but one are on the beach and will flood when the tide is in.

Cave Attributes
Limestone sea caves

Description
A few short caves on the beach accessible when the tide is out.

Cave #1 is very short with little more than a tapered crack which quickly becomes impassable.

Cave#2 is elevated away from the beach and is short but quite cool.  A large chamber exists with a lot of flow formations on one wall where the other wall is dry and coated with a calcium salt (probably nitrate). There is a small, blocked crawl passage in the back right corner.

Cave #3 is on the beach and is a crack which leads to a small, sea flooded chamber. It is void of decoration; no doubt as a result of being habitually battered by the sea.

Unexplored Passages
None

Digs
None

Links
None

[Ian A]

Cave #1

[Ian A]

Cave #2

[Ian A]

Cave #3

[John Nicholson]

Is this where you went to this weekend?  We explored these ages ago and I did not think to post pictures.  I think there is another around the corner, and also another passageway (that may have been a mine) under the house (now the main hotel).  It is easy to get to from the link passageway that goes from the concrete pirate ship to Dolphin.

[Ian A]

[quote="JohnNicholson" post=6478]It is easy to get to from the link passageway that goes from the concrete pirate ship to Dolphin.[/quote]

They have that closed off now John :unsure:

[Frank Hill]

I'm pretty certain that one of these caves was used in an episode of The Prisoner

[mike leahy]

[quote="frankthesurf" post=6490]I'm pretty certain that one of these caves was used in an episode of The Prisoner[/quote]

your obviouslly OLD enough to remember :silly: :blink: :silly: :blink:

[Frank Hill]

[quote="mike leahy" post=6492][quote="frankthesurf" post=6490]I'm pretty certain that one of these caves was used in an episode of The Prisoner[/quote]

your obviouslly OLD enough to remember :silly: :blink: :silly: :blink:[/quote]

Ha wrong. The kids bought me the series on DVD for my 21st birthday last year.
This year they got me free place in the erm !! whats it called erm!! the alzeimers hospital.