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| HER Number: | MDV8997 |
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| Name: | Chudleigh Cavern at Chudleigh Rocks |
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Summary
Chudleigh Cavern one of several caves at Chudleigh Rocks with evidence of Prehistoric activity
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 864 787 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX87NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Chudleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHUDLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX87NE/14
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAVE (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))
Full description
Pengelly, W., 1873, The Ossiferous Caverns and Fissures in the Neighbourhood of Chudleigh, Devonshire, 46-60 (Article in Serial). SDV346807.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Cavern' shown on 19th century map.
Pengelly, W., 1886, Notes on Notices of the Geology and Palaeontology of Devonshire, Part 13, 508-9 (Article in Serial). SDV346761.
Chudleigh Caves. Relics of rhinoceros, bear, red deer, mammoth, hippopotamus, hyena and ox found there.
Shaw, T. R., 1949, The Caves at Chudleigh, 341-5 (Article in Serial). SDV346808.
Chudleigh Cavern in the grounds of Rock House was discovered about 1835 and was kept locked up as a show place for some time. The entrance, at the bottom of a 3.05 metre pit, is 0.76 metres high by 1.37 metres wide. The rift continues in a staight line for 33.53 metres. The average width is about 1.22 metres and the roof is generally quite high rising in places to 5.18 metres. 18.29 metres from the entrance is a hole in the floor and below it a 5.22 metre descent can be made into a lower rift 18.29 metres long.
Griffith, F. M., 1986, DAP/GU, 1-2,5-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV338019.
Griffith, F. M., 1987, DAP/IB, 10-15 (Aerial Photograph). SDV312427.
Griffith, F. M., 1988, DAP/JQ, 10-12 (Aerial Photograph). SDV346766.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
'Chudleigh Cavern' shown on modern mapping. One of several caves at Chudleigh Rocks with evidence of Prehistoric activity.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV312427 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1987. DAP/IB. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 10-15. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #109111 ] |
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| SDV338019 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1986. DAP/GU. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1-2,5-7. |
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| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV346761 | Article in Serial: Pengelly, W.. 1886. Notes on Notices of the Geology and Palaeontology of Devonshire, Part 13. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 18. A5 Hardback. 508-9. |
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| SDV346766 | Aerial Photograph: Griffith, F. M.. 1988. DAP/JQ. Devon Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 10-12. |
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| SDV346807 | Article in Serial: Pengelly, W.. 1873. The Ossiferous Caverns and Fissures in the Neighbourhood of Chudleigh, Devonshire. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 6. A5 Hardback. 46-60. |
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| SDV346808 | Article in Serial: Shaw, T. R.. 1949. The Caves at Chudleigh. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 81. A5 Hardback. 341-5. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV14724 | Related to: Cow Cave at Chudleigh Rocks (Monument) |
| MDV9018 | Related to: Pixies' Hole Cave at Chudleigh Rocks (Monument) |
| MDV14725 | Related to: Tramp's Shelter at Chudleigh Rocks (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 7 2011 10:34AM |
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