Ogof Carno

Alternative Name: Carno Adit Cave

Location

The entrance to the cave is unusual in being situated 1750 metres inside a Welsh Water tunnel. The Tunnel entrance being in Cwm Carno, Beaufort, approximately 3km from Brynmawr. The grid reference given is for the tunnel entrance.

Access

Access is controlled by Brynmawr Caving Club on behalf of Welsh Water plc.
Keys are held by eight members of BCC and are responsible for the welfare of visiting cavers. Caving trips will be overseen by the key holders who will open and lock the gate and, where possible, be inside the cave for the duration of the trip.
Visiting cavers are free to explore providing that they fill in the log book and inform BCC of any finds they make. There is no restriction on size of party but safe caving practice is insisted upon.

If you would like to organise a trip into Carno, then send an e-mail with details of the trip you would like to take, probable party size and preferred dates at the following e-mail address.

Key holders are as follows:

Ogof Carno (or more usually just Carno) is a natural cave that was opened up after several years of digging in the tunnel. It is an arduous cave with many climbs, crawls and areas of loose boulders. It should only be entered by fit and experienced cavers with competent leaders.

Follow the following links for more information on Ogof Carno.

• Survey of Carno from Adit to Full Moon Crawl.
• Some of Bill Gascoines reports on the early days of digging in Carno Adit.
• Log Book for November 1996 to January 1999.
• An interactive survey that describes parts of the Carno system from the Adit up until Full Moon Crawl. Clicking here will open a new window containing part of the Carno survey. Another smaller window will also open on top of the main window. This window will update with the description of places as you move the mouse over the survey.
• Descriptions of some routes to take.