History of WalesHanes Cymru / Ancient WalesCymru Hynafol
Ancient WalesCymru Hynafol
Paviland CaveOgof Pafiland
Goat’s Hole, a sea cave on Gower, held the ‘Red Lady’, a young man buried with ivory and shells and stained with red ochre.Yn Ogof yr Afr, ogof fôr ar Benrhyn Gŵyr, roedd ‘Dynes Goch’ Pafiland, dyn ifanc a gladdwyd gydag ifori a chregyn ac wedi’i liwio ag ocr coch.
William Buckland excavated Goat’s Hole in 1823 and, believing no human could be older than the Flood, decided the red-stained skeleton was a Roman-era woman. Modern dating shows a young man buried about 33,000 years ago.
The cave can only be reached at low tide across rocks, and should be visited with care.
Cloddiodd William Buckland Ogof yr Afr yn 1823 a phenderfynodd mai menyw o gyfnod y Rhufeiniaid oedd y sgerbwd coch. Mae dyddio modern yn dangos dyn ifanc a gladdwyd tua 33,000 o flynyddoedd yn ôl.
Dim ond ar drai y gellir cyrraedd yr ogof, dros greigiau, a dylid bod yn ofalus.
What happened hereBeth ddigwyddodd yma
The Red Lady of PavilandDynes Goch Pafiland
A young man is buried in red ochre in a Gower cave. Found in 1823 and first thought to be a woman, he is Britain’s oldest known ceremonial burial.Claddwyd dyn ifanc mewn ocr coch mewn ogof ar Benrhyn Gŵyr. Cafwyd hyd iddo yn 1823 a thybiwyd i ddechrau mai menyw ydoedd. Dyma’r gladdedigaeth seremonïol hynaf y gwyddys amdani ym Mhrydain.