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HER Number:MDV9717
Name:INSCRIBED STONE in the Parish of

Summary

Kent's cavern. An inscribed boss of a stalagmite stands where the long arcade, the cave of inscriptions and clinnick's gallery meet. Here, the names of visitors are inscribed. The earliest inscription is dated 1615.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 934 641
Map Sheet:SX96SW
Civil ParishTorbay
DistrictTorbay
Ecclesiastical ParishTORMOHAM

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX96SW/4/34

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • INSCRIBED STONE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316713.

Kent's cavern. An inscribed boss of a stalagmite stands where the long arcade, the cave of inscriptions and clinnick's gallery meet. Here, the names of visitors are inscribed. The earliest inscription is dated 1615.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316714.

Pengelly, w. /tda/16(1884)360-362/the literature of kent's cavern, part 5.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV316713Migrated Record:
SDV316714Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV124187Related to: Kent's Cavern. (Find Spot)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 11 2017 12:00AM