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Summary

Kent's cavern. Matthew's passage.49 finds were made. In the cave earth: six teeth of hyena, two of bear, one of mammoth, one of fox, and a number of bones, some gnawed. In the breccia: 100 bear teeth, and a large number of bones. There was no trace of man.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1010745: Kent's Cavern, Torquay

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX96SW/4/42

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CAVE DEPOSIT (Palaeolithic - 698000 BC to 8001 BC (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316875.

Kent's cavern. Matthew's passage.49 finds were made. In the cave earth: six teeth of hyena, two of bear, one of mammoth, one of fox, and a number of bones, some gnawed. In the breccia: 100 bear teeth, and a large number of bones. There was no trace of man.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316876.

Pengelly, w. /tda/16(1884)393-396/the literature of kent's cavern, part 5.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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