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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carden Park - Cave or Rock Shelter in England in Cheshire

Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 13 January 2004  Page Views: 11371

Natural PlacesSite Name: Carden Park
Country: England County: Cheshire Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Chester  Nearest Village: Clutton
Map Ref: SJ463537  Landranger Map Number: 117
Latitude: 53.077813N  Longitude: 2.803052W
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
4 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.
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
3

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Carden Park
Carden Park submitted by PaulM : The cave at Carden Park which was used as rock shelter during the Mesolithic period as early as 14,000 years ago. The entrance has been enlarged and modified in more recent years. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Cave or Rock Shelter in Cheshire. Carden Park is of the most important Mesolithic sites in Cheshire. Here evidence for temporary occupation as long ago as 14,000 years came to light when flints were discovered in a rabbit burrow in 1985.

These artefacts were the first of this date to be found in situ in Cheshire. In 1996, a joint project between Chester Archaeology and the University of Liverpool was set up to carry out investigations. The flints were found to contain blades and core-trimming flakes of later Mesolithic type, but most interestingly, they came from a mound of soil in front of a rock overhang which had been modified to form a small cave. During excavations almost 10,000 pieces of chert and flint, mostly from the trench in front of the cave mouth, were recovered. The majority of the tools identified from amongst these fragments were dated to between circa 6800BC and 4300BC.

In 1999 even earlier artefacts, made by the first communities to return to Britain after the Ice Age (between 12800BC to 12000BC), were also uncovered indicating that the site had been in use for thousands of years.

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Carden Park
Carden Park submitted by PaulM : Another rock shelter at Carden Park - this one is located next to the main shelter but on private land. It is however visible from the nearby footpath. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Carden Park
Carden Park submitted by PaulM : A view from inside the Carden Park Rock Shelter which was inhabited around 14,000 years ago (looking west towards Wales). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SJ4653 : Woodland, Parker's Hill by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
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SJ4653 : Carden Park Clubhouse by Gareth James
by Gareth James
©2016(licence)
SJ4653 : Lane to Carden by Richard Webb
by Richard Webb
©2008(licence)
SJ4653 : Club House, Carden Park Golf Course by John H Darch
by John H Darch
©2022(licence)
SJ4653 : Footpath to Carden Park Golf Course by Jeff Buck
by Jeff Buck
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 190m SSE 161° Carden Park Barrow Round Barrow(s) (SJ46365352)
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Re: Carden Park by coldrum on Monday, 05 December 2011
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From Pastscape:

"A series of rock shelters in Carden Park. Mesolithic flints had been discovered in the area, prompting a two-week excavation in 1996. It was found that one of the rock ovrhangs had collapsed, effectively sealing the deposits which had formed in the shelter. The lowest levels appeared to be Mesolithic. Later levels appear not to have been associated with artefacts, although the brief interim is a little ambiguous on this point. Reported finds include Mesolithic artefacts, a Neolithic polished axe fragment, Beaker and other Early Bronze Age potsherds plus some animal bone."

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Re: Carden Park by PaulM on Sunday, 11 January 2004
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I visited this site today (11/01/04) and found that the quickest way to the cave is by parking in the lay-by (at SJ466539) where the public footpath joins the road.

Follow the footpath across the golf course (watch for people playing through) - ignore the first finger post with the arrows and keep going. A low drystone wall curves to your right and an informal chippings path appears - take this at the foot of the outcrop and you will come to the cave.

Excellent view, very 'clean' inside (ie 'swept' to the bedrock) and the cave entrance has been modernised presumably in the 1800's or so.
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