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<< Text Pages >> Chislehurst Caves - Cave or Rock Shelter in England in Kent

Submitted by coldrum on Thursday, 01 May 2008  Page Views: 7866

Natural PlacesSite Name: Chislehurst Caves
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.078 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Kent Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Chislehurst
Map Ref: TQ433695
Latitude: 51.406428N  Longitude: 0.058895E
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
4 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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kthdsn visited on 23rd Aug 2015 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5

Cave or Rock Shelter in Kent

Chalk caves said to have been dug over a period of 8000 years.
There is a well said to have been in use in Roman times deep within the cave network. Visitors will need to take the guided tour of Chiselhurst caves.

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
TQ4369 : Junction of Woodclyffe Drive and Summer Hill by Basher Eyre
by Basher Eyre
©2010(licence)
TQ4369 : Heading down Summer Hill towards Chislehurst Railway Station by Basher Eyre
by Basher Eyre
©2010(licence)
TQ4369 : Carvings in Chislehurst Caves by Marathon
by Marathon
©2017(licence)
TQ4369 : A typical dormitory during the Second World War in Chislehurst Caves by Marathon
by Marathon
©2017(licence)
TQ4369 : Approaching Chislehurst Station by Basher Eyre
by Basher Eyre
©2010(licence)

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 1.1km NE 50° Mound Chislehurst Artificial Mound (TQ441702)
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