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Ogof Llech, Pen-y-Gogarth; Llech Cave or Grotto;Pwll-y-Baban, Hiding Cave, Great Orme's Head

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Ogof Llech, Pen-y-Gogarth; Llech Cave or Grotto;Pwll-y-Baban, Hiding Cave, Great Orme's Head
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The National Monuments Record of Wales records Ogof Llech, Pen-y-Gogarth; Llech Cave or Grotto;Pwll-y-Baban, Hiding Cave, Great Orme's Head as Grotto from the Post Medieval period. The saved point comes from the official national record. Inclusion does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Ogof Llech, also known as Pwll-y-Baban or Hiding Cave, is a small coastal cave formed in Carboniferous limestone on the Great Orme's Head in North Wales. The cave has historical associations with smuggling and local folklore, and its name "Pwll-y-Baban" (Fox's Hole) suggests possible medieval or earlier folk traditions.

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