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| HER Number: | MDV124194 |
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| Name: | Kent's Cavern: The Labyrinth |
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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.384-93 (Article in Serial). SDV362708.
The labyrinth. 135 finds were made:
From the surface: three portions of ribs, two other bones, and one bat bone in a heap of 'pipes' of stalactite, all probably collected by man.
From the granular stalagmite: one lion tooth.
From the cave earth: 32 teeth of hyena, seven of bear, six of fox, three of horse, two of rhinoceros, three plates of a molar tooth of a young mammoth, one of lion, one of ox, one of sheep, several bones, a tarsus of bird, one charred bone, one coprolite, and one flint chip.
From the crystalline stalagmite: six bear teeth.
From the breccia: 215 bear teeth and a considerable number of bones.
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.384-93. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV124153 | Part of: Kent's Cavern, Ilsham Road, Torquay (Monument) |
| MDV9724 | Related to: CAVE DEPOSIT in the Parish of (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 26 2019 7:10PM |
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