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| HER Number: | MDV124192 |
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| Name: | Kent's Cavern: The Great Oven |
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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, pp.384-9, 408-10 (Article in Serial). SDV362708.
The Great Oven.
In the thin layer of cave earth a tooth of a hyena and a few bones were found. Beneath in the Breccia were six teeth of bear and some bones.
A flint flake and a flint chip with more bones and teeth were found in the resumed excavation. The flint flake was of a cream colour, almost a parallelogram in outline, one end retained the original surface of the nodule, the inner face was slightly concave the outer very convex, consisting of three planes or facets, the ridges and edges were quite sharp. It was found in October 1875 a little below the upper surface of the cave earth.
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. pp.384-9, 408-10. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV124153 | Part of: Kent's Cavern, Ilsham Road, Torquay (Monument) |
| MDV9722 | Related to: CAVE DEPOSIT in the Parish of (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 7:09PM |
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