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Ravenclife Cave
Hob Uid: 309125
Location : Derbyshire Derbyshire Dales Great Longstone
Grid Ref : SK1740073560
Summary : A cave located on the eastern side of Cressbrook Dale. It was explored between 1902 and 1906, and again between 1927 and 1929. In both instances the published reports are rather lacking in detail. Items recovered from the cave include "an isolated scraper of uncertain affinity" (Campbell), but regarded as Upper Palaeolithic; Neolithic polished stone axes, a leaf arrowhead, scrapers and sherds of Peterborough Ware; Beaker sherds; two strips of ribbed gold, possibly representing some kind of ornament (bracelets?) of Bronze Age date; collared urn sherds; Iron Age pottery; Roman pottery, glass beads, bronze brooches, stone hones and shale beads. A bronze awl and some bone items including a ring are probably later prehistoric in date. One glass bead may be Saxon. Human and animal remains were also recovered. The former are generally regarded as later prehistoric in date. The latter may cover all periods from the Palaeolithic to the Roman period.
More information : [SK 17377366] (1) Ravenscliffe Cave overlooking Ravendale Cottages, on the east side of Cressbrook Dale was explored from 1902 onwards, the finds incluidng a side-scraper of Mousterian type (2), two Neolithic stone axes, Peterborough, Rusticated, Overhanging Rim Urn & Early Iron Age pottery, two E.B.A. gold bands, (3) and R.B. 'Derbyshire' ware dated by brooches to the latter part of the 2nd century. (1-5) A very large cave,the entrance situated at SK 17407356. (6) Bronze Age pottery from Ravencliffe cave (SK 17377366) is listed by Challis and Harding. (7) Additional references. (8-10)

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Source details : Corr. 6" (S.O. Kay Apr 1953)
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Source details : Smith, RA. Ravencliffe Cave.
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Source details : Storrs Fox, W and CH Read. Ravencliffe Cave.
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Source details : Gillam, JP
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Source details : Brailsford, JW. Later Prehistoric Cave-Dwellings of Derbyshire, as represented by material in the British Museum.
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Upper Palaeolithic
Display Date : Upper Palaeolithic
Monument End Date : -10000
Monument Start Date : -40000
Monument Type : Cave
Evidence : Subterranean Feature

Monument Period Name : Neolithic
Display Date : Neolithic
Monument End Date : -2200
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Cave
Evidence : Subterranean Feature

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Cave
Evidence : Subterranean Feature

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Cave
Evidence : Subterranean Feature

Monument Period Name : Later Prehistoric
Display Date : Later Prehistoric
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -4000
Monument Type : Cave
Evidence : Subterranean Feature

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Cave
Evidence : Subterranean Feature

Components and Objects:

Period : Upper Palaeolithic
Component Monument Type : Cave
Object Type : SCRAPER (TOOL), ANIMAL REMAINS
Object Material : Flint

Period : Neolithic
Component Monument Type : Cave
Object Type : POLISHED AXEHEAD, LEAF ARROWHEAD, SCRAPER (TOOL), VESSEL
Object Material : Stone, Flint, Pottery

Period : Bronze Age
Component Monument Type : Cave
Object Type : UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT, VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery, Gold

Period : Iron Age
Component Monument Type : Cave
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Period : Later Prehistoric
Component Monument Type : Cave
Object Type : HUMAN REMAINS, AWL, ANIMAL REMAINS
Object Material : Bronze

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Cave
Object Type : BROOCH, VESSEL, BEAD, ANIMAL REMAINS
Object Material : Pottery, Bronze, Glass

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 17 SE 2
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Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1902-01-01
End Date : 1906-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1927-01-01
End Date : 1928-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-01-05
End Date : 1966-01-05

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