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HER Number: | MDV124162 |
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Name: | Kent's Cavern: Breccia |
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Summary
Kent's cavern
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 934 641 |
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Map Sheet: | SX96SW |
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Admin Area | Torbay |
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Civil Parish | Torbay |
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District | Torbay |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | ST.MARYCHURCH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAVE (Lower Palaeolithic to Roman - 500000 BC to 409 AD)
Full description
Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.
Imported from Torbay HER
Pengelly, W., 1884, Transactions of the Devonshire Association, p.693-4 (Article in Serial). SDV362708.
Breccia was the oldest deposit in the cavern; it consisted of sub-angular and rounded pieces of dark red grit with small number of quartz pebbles embedded in a sandy paste of the same colour. Finds included: bones of bears of various species, including cave bear, a few of lion and fox. Flint nodules, tools and flakes. STO 883 & 902
Sources / Further Reading
SDV361984 | SMR record: Torbay HER record. |
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SDV362708 | Article in Serial: Pengelly, W.. 1884. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. . 16. p.693-4. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV124153 | Part of: Kent's Cavern, Ilsham Road, Torquay (Monument) |
MDV9692 | Related to: FINDSPOT in the Parish of (Find Spot) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jun 3 2021 5:20PM |
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