Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site

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The Bontnewydd palaeolithic site, also known in its unmutated form as Pontnewydd, 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 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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Bont Newydd Cave; Ogof Bontnewydd; Pontnewydd Cave
archaeological site, cave, 
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  • Aberconwy Emergency Control Centre ⓘ
  • Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site ⓘ
    cave and archaeological site in Wales
  • Cae Gwyn Cave ⓘ
  • Cefn Caves ⓘ
    group of caves in Denbighshire, Wales
  • Ffynnon Beuno Cave ⓘ
    cave in Denbighshire, Wales
  • Grotto Adjoining Folly Tower At Talacre Abbey ⓘ
  • Kendrick's Cave ⓘ
    cave on the Great Orme, Wales
  • Ogof Hen Ffynhonnau ⓘ
    cave in United Kingdom
  • Ogof Hesp Alyn ⓘ
    cave in United Kingdom
  • Ogof Nadolig ⓘ
    cave in United Kingdom
  • Ogof Pant-y-Wennol ⓘ
    archaeological site in Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK
  • Ogof Tan-y-Bryn ⓘ
    archaeological site in Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK
  • Rhos-Ddigre Caves ⓘ
    scheduled monument in Wales
  • secret cave in Rhiwledyn ⓘ
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  • The Gop Caves ⓘ
    scheduled monument in Wales
  • Aberduna Quarry ⓘ
    quarry in Denbighshire
  • Aberllyn Mine ⓘ
    lead mine in Betws-y-Coed
  • Bagillt Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in Bagillt
  • Bagillt Lead Works ⓘ
    former lead mine in Bagillt
  • Berwyn Quarry ⓘ
    slate quarry near the Horseshoe Pass, Llangollen
  • Bettisfield Colliery, Bagillt ⓘ
    coal mine in Wales
  • Bettws Lead Mine ⓘ
    lead mine in Capel Curig
  • Billins ⓘ
    lead mine in Halkyn, Flintshire
  • Bodgynydd Lake Lead Mines ⓘ
    lead mine in Trefriw
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  • Bwlch Groes (Goddards) Mine ⓘ
    lead mine in Trefriw
  • Caer Gwaith Lead Mine ⓘ
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  • Caer Llugwy Lead Mine ⓘ
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  • Parc Lead Mine ⓘ
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  • Park Lead Mine ⓘ
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1865 — 1925 Coed Talon Colliery
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    sitecaveCae Gwyn CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveCefn CavescaveWikidata
    sitecaveFfynnon Beuno CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveGrotto Adjoining Folly Tower At Talacre AbbeygrottoWikidata
    sitecaveKendrick's CavecaveWikidata
    sitecaveOgof Hen FfynhonnaucaveWikidata
    sitecaveOgof Hesp AlyncaveWikidata
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    sitecaveOgof Tan-y-BryncaveWikidata
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    sitemineGorlan Lead Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineGraig Lelo quarryquarryWikidata
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    sitemineGrange Lead Mineslead mineWikidata
    sitemineHafna Lead Mine Milllead mineWikidata
    sitemineHafna Lead Mnelead mineWikidata
    sitemineHendre quarrystone quarryWikidata
    sitemineKlondyke Lead Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineLaethcraft Coal Minescoal mineWikidata
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    sitemineLlanerch-y-mor Lead Smelting Chimneylead mineWikidata
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    sitemineMaeshafn Lead Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineMilwr Minelead mineWikidata
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    sitemineNew Pandora Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineOlwyn Goch Lead Minelead mineWikidata
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    sitemineParc Lead Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineParc-y-Meirch quarryquarryWikidata
    siteminePark Lead Minelead mineWikidata
    siteminePen-Yr-Alltlead mineWikidata
    siteminePenybryn Lead Minelead mineWikidata
    siteminePicton Coal Minecoal mineWikidata
    siteminePoint Of Ayr Colliery, Talacrecoal mineWikidata
    siteminePool Adit And Lead Mine Milllead mine, factoryWikidata
    siteminePot Hole quarrylimestone quarryWikidata
    siteminePystyll Gwyr quarrylimestone quarryWikidata
    sitemineRaynes quarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineSandycroft Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemineTalacre Quarriesstone quarryWikidata
    sitemineTalargoch Lead Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineTalargôch Lead Mine: Mines And Quarrieslead mineWikidata
    sitemineTrecastell Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineTrelogan Lead Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineTyddyn Morgan Lead Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineTyddyn Wilym Lead Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineVale Of Conway Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineVale of Conwy Lead Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineWaenlas Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineWern Ddu quarryevent venue, quarryWikidata
    sitemineWestminster Bog East Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineWestminster Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineWheal George Lead Minelead mineWikidata
    sitemineYsbyty, Bryn Llech: Stone Quarrystone quarryWikidata
    sitemine1999Great Orme Copper Minesmining museum, copper mineWikidata
    sitemine1865Coed Talon Collierycoal mineWikidata
    sitemuseumGreat Orme Bronze Age Minestourist attraction, mining museum, heritage siteWikidata
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    sitetunnelPenmaenbach Railway Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
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