ID: | SDV320593 |
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Title: | Damage Report for Cow Cave, Chudleigh |
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Originator: | Vulliamy, C. |
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Date: | 2005 |
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Summary: | One of a small number of limestone caves in Devon with palaeolithic remains of animals & humans. Open mouthed cave c10m deep x 5m wide narrowing to the rear & continuing east for c 5m. Remains of excavated stalagmite floors survive with remains of earthy deposits bearing bone etc. Previous excavations have left considerable areas of waste. Disturbance at the cave in 2005 included a recent fire, scraping of the walls & digging in the floor at the rear of the cave. Bone fragments including one which was possibly human & a bear claw were removed to Torquay Museum. Only small areas of deposit remain in the cave & suggestions have been made to gate the cave or plaster the walls to preserve these. |
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Associated Monuments (1)
MDV14724 | Cow Cave at Chudleigh Rocks (Monument) |
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