140 GOWER CAVES. [l859. 



size, it yielded a large quantity of fossils. In 1849 it 

 was thoroughly explored by Colonel Wood, who de- 

 tected a second entrance. 



As a whole, the fossil remains from the Gower caves, 

 which varied in each case in numbers and species, were 

 of surpassing interest. Teeth of Elephas antiquus and 

 of E. primigenius ; teeth and bones of Rhinoceros 

 Jiemitcechus and Rh. tichorhinus ; bones of Bear and 

 Hycena were found ; but in quantity and in number 

 of species the remains of deer were in the greatest 

 abundance, especially those of the Cervus Guettardi. 



In a list of fossil bones from " Long Hole " given in 

 a posthumous note to Dr Falconer's ' Ossiferous Caves 

 of Gower/ two species of Elephas, two of Rhinoceros, 

 two of Equus, and four of Deer, &c., are given. Also 

 it is recorded that " flint implements, unquestionably 

 of human manufacture, were found along with these 

 fossil remains, and were sent to me by Colonel Wood. 

 One very fine flint arrow-head was found contiguous 

 to, and at the same depth as, a detached shell of a 

 milk molar of R. hemitcechus" 



It was on this joint visit to Gower in 1859 by 

 Falconer and Prestwich that the keen eye of the 

 latter discovered a raised beach in Mewslade Bay, a 

 mile in length, "perched upon the out-cropping edges 

 of the limestone strata of the old cliff, which is but 

 very little changed in the shape of its escarpment 

 since the beach was formed, although still in close 

 proximity to the sea." 



He made an attempt to reach " Bosco's Den," but 

 found entrance impossible. The entry in his note- 

 book records that, " descending to the coast after 

 [his examination of Paviland Cave], I found a superb 

 raised beach thickly covered with angular debris. The 



