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| HER Number: | MDV56358 |
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| Name: | Show Cave at Western Torrs, Yealmpton |
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Summary
Show Cave is part of the Kitley Cave complex at Western Torrs.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 575 513 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX55SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Yealmpton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | YEALMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX55SE/105/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAVE (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV158881.
Chamberlain, a. T. + ray, k. /a catalogue of quaternary fossil-bearing cave sites in the plymouth area/plymouth archaeology occ. Pub. /1(1994)43.
Chamberlain, A. T. + Ray, K., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV30257.
Kitley show cave. Western torrs quarry. Located in the n face of the quarry. Two entrances 33m apart. Bones found in large bedding plane chamber. Discovered in 1834 and subsequently became a show cave. Finds include mammoth, rhino and horse teeth. Bison, hyena and bear bones. May date to the last interglacial (chamberlain + ray).
Chamberlain, A. T. + Ray, K., 1994, A Catalogue of Quaternary Fossil-Bearing Cave Sites in the Plymouth Area, 43 (Article in Serial). SDV360553.
Kitley Show cave was discovered in 1834 and has two entrances. Animal bones found at the time were 'squandered or thrown aside' The lower entrance was dug out in the 19th century in a search for more bones . The faunal remains were found in fluvial deposits and include mammorth, rhinoceros, horse, hyaena, bison and bear. They resemble that of Eastern Torrs Quarry, and may date to the last interglacial.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV158881 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV30257 | Migrated Record: Chamberlain, A. T. + Ray, K.. |
| SDV360553 | Article in Serial: Chamberlain, A. T. + Ray, K.. 1994. A Catalogue of Quaternary Fossil-Bearing Cave Sites in the Plymouth Area. Plymouth Archaeology. No. 1 May 1994. A4 Paperback + Digital. 43. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV60730 | Part of: Kitley Caves at Western Torrs (Monument) |
| MDV56359 | Related to: Cave at Rounds Nest Quarry, Yealmpton (Monument) |
| MDV56356 | Related to: Kitley Bob's Cave, Yealmpton (Monument) |
| MDV56357 | Related to: Shelter Cave at Western Torrs, Yealmpton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 3 2019 1:51PM |
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