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| HER Number: | MDV124195 |
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| Name: | Kent's Cavern: Matthew's Passage |
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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.393-6 (Article in Serial). SDV362708.
Matthew's Passage - 49 finds were made,but there was no trace of man.
From the cave earth: six teeth of hyena, two of bear, one of mammoth, one of fox, and a number of bones, some gnawed.
From the breccia: 100 bear teeth, and a large 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.393-6. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV124153 | Part of: Kent's Cavern, Ilsham Road, Torquay (Monument) |
| MDV9725 | 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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