<< Our Photo Pages >> Markland Grips Cave - Cave or Rock Shelter in England in Derbyshire
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Markland Grips CaveCountry: England County: Derbyshire Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Map Ref: SK510751 Landranger Map Number: 120
Latitude: 53.270445N Longitude: 1.236747W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Markland Grip is joined at its lower end by Hollinhill Grip. (A 'Grip' is a local term for a small valley bounded by cliffs). The valleys, cliffs and rock shelters/caves were all formed from the meltwater action of the last receding glaciers.
The three caves/rock shelters shown here were excavated by Leslie Armstrong (See Markland Grip). One of the sites is known as The Sepulchral Cave or Bone Cave because the remains of several people were found behind limestone walls. (Carbon dating shows the remains were deposited during the early Neolithic.) These valleys are also SSSI and are managed by The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust.
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