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HER Number:MDV15244
Name:CAVE in the Parish of

Summary

Cavern at anstey's cove, torquay, in the cliffs forming the northern boundary of the cove. Explored by j. Mac enery in 1828. Bones of horse, hyena, bear, deer, fox and sheep found, together with ashes and charcoal. Also a roman coin, pot fragments, flints and a brass dagger sheath.(pengelly).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 936 649
Map Sheet:SX96SW
Civil ParishTorbay
DistrictTorbay
Ecclesiastical ParishST.MARYCHURCH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX96SW/48

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CAVE (Lower Palaeolithic to Roman - 698000 BC to 409 AD (Between))

Full description

Pengelly, W., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV30961.

Cavern at anstey's cove, torquay, in the cliffs forming the northern boundary of the cove. Explored by j. Mac enery in 1828. Bones of horse, hyena, bear, deer, fox and sheep found, together with ashes and charcoal. Also a roman coin, pot fragments, flints and a brass dagger sheath.(pengelly).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV318753.

Pengelly, w. /tda/6(1873)61-64/literature on the cavern at anstey's cove, torquay.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV30961Migrated Record: Pengelly, W..
SDV318753Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV123607Related to: Cavern near Anstey's Cove, Saint Marychurch Torquay (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 11 2017 12:00AM