Welsh folklore, Wirt Sikes
Ogof Cigfrain
The Glamorganshire cave is said to contain a gold chest watched by two dark birds. Its darkness allows nothing to be seen except the fire of their wakeful eyes. A drover enters with a lantern and rope despite warning. Thunder and lightning accompany his frightened retreat, and he refuses to reveal what he saw inside.
Also known as Cavern of the Ravens
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In the sources
Principal account
TraditionalThe Glamorganshire cave is said to contain a gold chest watched by two dark birds. Its darkness allows nothing to be seen except the fire of their wakeful eyes.
Further detail
TraditionalA drover enters with a lantern and rope despite warning. Thunder and lightning accompany his frightened retreat, and he refuses to reveal what he saw inside.
Context & interpretation
This entry follows the raven-cavern legend in British Goblins. The drover’s failure and silence are narrative details; the account does not identify a verified gold deposit or make an actual cave visit part of the practice collection.
Original passages
Source 1
British Goblins
watched over by two birds of gloomy plumageOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Wirt Sikes, British Goblins (1880), active reader leaf 404
Exact passage checked against active scan text and its original-leaf mapping; whitespace and scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0044-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0044-E001-P0404
- Original scan leaf
- 405
- Recorded leaf number
- 405
- Current Reader position
- 403
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Source 2
British Goblins
No coaxing ever prevailed on him to revealOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Wirt Sikes, British Goblins (1880), active reader leaf 405
Exact passage checked against active scan text and its original-leaf mapping; whitespace and scan line breaks normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0044-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0044-E001-P0405
- Original scan leaf
- 406
- Recorded leaf number
- 406
- Current Reader position
- 404
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
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