Hill forts · North Wales
Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site
In or near St Asaph.
Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site — cave and archaeological site in Wales.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Central Station · 9.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site, you can reach it via the nearest railway station, Central Station, which is approximately 9.8 km away. The postcode for the site is LL17 0HH, and entry is free.
About
Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "cave and archaeological site in Wales". Coordinates: 53.2271°, -3.4763°.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Bontnewydd palaeolithic site (Welsh: [bɔntˈnɛuɨ̯ð]), also known in its unmutated form as Pontnewydd (Welsh for 'new bridge'), is an archaeological site near St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales. It is one of only three sites in Britain to have produced fossils of ancient species of humans (together with Boxgrove and Swanscombe) and the only one with fossils of a classic Neanderthal. It is located a few yards east of the River Elwy, near the hamlet of Bontnewydd, near Cefn Meiriadog, Denbighshire.
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- Coordinates
- 53.2271, -3.4763
- District
- Denbighshire
- Parish
- Cefnmeiriadog
- Postcode
- LL17 0HH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Clwyd North
- Nearest railway station
- Central Station — 9.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4942628 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ogof Bontnewydd Cave Sir Ddinbych 11.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site?
- Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL17 0HH), in the parish of Cefnmeiriadog.
- What is Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site?
- Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site — cave and archaeological site in Wales.
- How do I get to Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site?
- The nearest railway station is Central Station, about 9.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode LL17 0HH.
- Is Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site a listed building?
- Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site free to visit?
- Yes, Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LL17 0HH. It sits within the Clwyd North parliamentary constituency.