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| HER Number: | MDV9545 |
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| Name: | Happaway Cavern, Stentiford's Hill, Torquay |
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Summary
Happaway cavern. Zoological remains, mostly recent fauna with a few relics of hyaena and rhino. Cavern probably filled in during palaeolithic era, subsequently emptied by water. No separating floor of stalagmite. Flint chips and charred wood found by pengelly.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 91 65 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX96NW |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 96 SW 143
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1203324
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX96NW/11
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAVE (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC)
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV318132.
Happaway cavern. Zoological remains, mostly recent fauna with a few relics of hyaena and rhino. Cavern probably filled in during palaeolithic era, subsequently emptied by water. No separating floor of stalagmite. Flint chips and charred wood found by pengelly.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV318133.
Pengelly, w. /tda/18(1886)161-70/happaway cavern, torquay.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV318134.
Page, w. /victoria county history of devon/1(1906)343.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV318132 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV318133 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV318134 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV124093 | Related to: Happaway Cavern, Lummaton, Torquay (Monument) |
Associated Finds
- FDV8010 - MAMMAL REMAINS (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC)
- FDV8011 - HUMAN REMAINS (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2201 BC)
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 3 2023 5:52PM |
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