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HER Number:MDV9727
Name:CAVE DEPOSIT in the Parish of

Summary

Kent's cavern. Tortuous gallery. Up to the end of july 1877, only fourteen finds were made. These included bones, bear and horse teeth, and three bits of coarse friable black pottery. A core of black flint was found near them, probably a strike-light.

Location

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

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX96SW/4/44

Monument Type(s) and Dates

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

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316879.

Kent's cavern. Tortuous gallery. Up to the end of july 1877, only fourteen finds were made. These included bones, bear and horse teeth, and three bits of coarse friable black pottery. A core of black flint was found near them, probably a strike-light.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV316880.

Pengelly, w. /tda/16(1884)403-407/the literature of kent's cavern, part 5.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV316879Migrated Record:
SDV316880Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments

MDV124197Related to: Kent's Cavern: The Tortuous Gallery (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 11 2017 12:00AM