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<< Our Photo Pages >> Fox Hole Cave (Earl Sterndale) - Cave or Rock Shelter in England in Derbyshire

Submitted by jfarrar on Tuesday, 01 April 2008  Page Views: 7482

Natural PlacesSite Name: Fox Hole Cave (Earl Sterndale)
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.625 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Derbyshire Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Buxton  Nearest Village: Earl Sterndale
Map Ref: SK099661
Latitude: 53.191897N  Longitude: 1.853285W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Fox Hole Cave (Earl Sterndale)
Fox Hole Cave (Earl Sterndale) submitted by jfarrar : The cave through the gates (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cave or Rock Shelter in Derbyshire

A cave on High Wheeldon Hill to the east of the village of Earl Sterndale.



Found in 1928, it was excavated between 1962 and 1981.



Details of the excavation can be found here


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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SK0966 : High Wheeldon from Green Lane by David Martin
by David Martin
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SK0966 : Fox Hole Cave by Graham Hogg
by Graham Hogg
©2012(licence)
SK1066 : High Wheeldon, near Earl Sterndale by Peter Barr
by Peter Barr
©2009(licence)
SK0966 : Entry to Fox Hole Cave on Wheeldon Hill by Chris Morgan
by Chris Morgan
©2012(licence)
SK0966 : Fox Hole Cave, Higher Wheeldon by Brian Deegan
by Brian Deegan
©2023(licence)

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