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<< Text Pages >> Fairy Cave - Cave or Rock Shelter in England in Somerset

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 11 August 2009  Page Views: 6718

Natural PlacesSite Name: Fairy Cave
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.4 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Somerset Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Shepton Mallet  Nearest Village: Stoke St Michael
Map Ref: ST65654775
Latitude: 51.227898N  Longitude: 2.493311W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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.
no data 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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jlfern2 visited on 1st Apr 2010 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Only accessible through Mendip Caving Group, who have the keys to the cave.

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Cave located in a cliff just outside Fairy Cave Quarry near Stoke St Michael in Somerset.

Iron Age potsherds were found in the cave in 1888.

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Access is controlled through Mendip Caving Group, who have the keys to the cave.
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ST6547 : The Cottages at Fairy Cave Quarry 1970 by Nick Chipchase
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ST6547 : Cottages at Fairy Cave Quarry about 1969 by Nick Chipchase
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ST6547 : 2009 : Entrance to Fairy Cave Quarry by Maurice Pullin
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ST6547 : Fairy Cave Quarry from the South East by Nick Chipchase
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