<< Our Photo Pages >> Kent's Cavern - Cave or Rock Shelter in England in Devon
Submitted by AngieLake on Tuesday, 16 May 2023 Page Views: 27009
Natural PlacesSite Name: Kent's Cavern Alternative Name: Kents CavernCountry: England County: Devon Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Torquay Nearest Village: Ellacombe
Map Ref: SX93456418 Landranger Map Number: 202
Latitude: 50.467734N Longitude: 3.502696W
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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The caverns and passages at the site were created around 2 million years ago by water action, and have been occupied by one of at least eight separate, discontinuous native populations to have inhabited what is now Britain and Ireland. The specimens discovered here are representative of the era's people (the other representative populations are Pakefield, Boxgrove, Swanscombe, Pontnewydd, Kent’s Cavern/Paviland, Gough's Cave and the present descendants of Celtic lineage).
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Previous news: New dating analysis shows humans ventured as far as Devon more than 40,000 years ago, see below for details.
Note: Kents Cavern up for sale for ~£2.5m (or offers!)
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