Cave on south-east side of Afon Llifon approximately 190m south-west of the bridge over East Drive is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 8 September 1998. Cave.
Cave on south-east side of Afon Llifon approximately 190m south-west of the bridge over East Drive
- WRENN ID
- quartered-slate-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 8 September 1998
- Type
- Cave
- OS grid reference
- SH 462 557
- Coordinates
- 53.07721, -4.29666
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
This is a small round cave located on the south-east side of the Afon Llifon, approximately 190 meters south-west of the bridge over East Drive. The cave stands about 2.5 meters high and features a millstone set into the floor, which is surrounded by a decorative pattern of black, red, and white pebbles. These pebbles resemble those arranged on a nearby island, a project attributed to F G Wynn. Additionally, remnants of a circular wooden seat are present, suggesting that there was once a splendid view of the valley from this spot.
Local climate
Cave on south-east side of Afon Llifon approximately 190m south-west of the bridge over East Drive sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- 1 Bridge over Afon Llifon to south-east of Glynllifon House
- 2 Bridge over Afon Llifon to south of Glynllifon House
- 3 Stone Bridge carrying East Drive over Afon Llifon immediately north of one of the iron footbridges
- 4 Retaining wall of Afon Gyffin to E of Pont Pensarn
- 5 The Mill Folly Grotto including stone bridge, south of the Afon Llifon
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Nearby listed buildings
- Rubble Footbridge between Iron footbridge and Cave
- Stone Bridge carrying East Drive over Afon Llifon immediately north of one of the iron footbridges
- High Bridge carrying road over East Drive and Afon Llifon
- Hermitage
- Pair of Stone Bridges beside Iron Bridge and below Hermitage
- Rubble Footbridge uphill from Hermitage
- Rubble Footbridge below the Hermitage
- Iron Footbridge over Afon Llifon
- Stone Footbridge to north-east of the Fountain at the end of the vista
- Two parallel farmyard ranges to north-east corner of Glynllifon College Farm