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| HER Number: | MDV60730 |
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| Name: | Kitley Caves at Western Torrs |
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Summary
Kitley Caves at Western Torrs including Bob's Cave, Shelter Cave, No Name Cave, Hen Hole and others
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
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAVE (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148582.
Des=griffith, f. M. /as above/(25/8/1999).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148583.
Chamberlain, a. T. + ray, k. /a catalogue of quaternary fossil-bearing cave sites in the plymouth area/plymouth archaeology occ. Pub. /1(1994)42.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148584.
Chamberlain, a. /antiquity/70.270(1996)951/more dating evidence for human remains in british caves.
Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV677.
Vis=24/8/1999 (griffith) visit with mr bastard (owner) and john wright (trustee and long term investigator of the caves). Complex series of caves at western torr (bob's cave, shelter cave, no name cave, hen hole and others). Despite some very crude excavation in the past, from 18c onwards, much survives in the way of deposits visibly (cave earth etc) and putatively (sealed beneath stalagmite floor). It is clear that many specialists (chamberlain, proctor, etc) and their students have been working here. John wright has copies of numerous reports. Bone finds, in good preservation, of many periods and of numerous species, are stored on site, as are the relatively few upper palaeolithic lithic pieces and the piece of human bone from shelter cave dated to bronze age.
Griffith, F. M., Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV8774.
The caves are at present not open to the public but are obviously very important (fmg).
GeoConservationUK, 1995, Devon County Geological Sites: Rounds Nest Quarry (Un-published). SDV358369.
Chamberlain, A. T., 1997, Cave (Worksheet). SDV358370.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV148582 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV148583 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV148584 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV358369 | Un-published: GeoConservationUK. 1995. Devon County Geological Sites: Rounds Nest Quarry. A4 Single Sheet + Digital. |
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| SDV358370 | Worksheet: Chamberlain, A. T.. 1997. Cave. Worksheet + Digital. |
| SDV677 | Report - Survey: Griffith, F. M.. |
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| SDV8774 | Migrated Record: Griffith, F. M.. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV56356 | Parent of: Kitley Bob's Cave, Yealmpton (Monument) |
| MDV56357 | Parent of: Shelter Cave at Western Torrs (Monument) |
| MDV56358 | Parent of: Show Cave at Western Torrs (Monument) |
| MDV56359 | Related to: Cave at Rounds Nest Quarry (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 21 2015 1:23PM |
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