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Natural PlacesSite Name: Wookey Hole CavesCountry: England County: Somerset Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Map Ref: ST53194801 Landranger Map Number: 182
Latitude: 51.229347N Longitude: 2.671775W
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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There is an entrance fee. See website for details.
Wookey Hole Caves is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 197048, an extract of which reads: "Wookey Hole Cave represents the upper course of the River Axe, and has been extensively developed in the 19th and 20th centuries as a show cave. Originally, the cave comprised a small entrance way and a tunnel circa 85 metres in length, which led to four chambers. Three of these are partly occupied by the River Axe. The fourth is submerged, but was examined in the 1970s. The cave has been excavated on a number of occasions".
The Journal of Antiquities also features an entry for Wookey Hole Caves, Mendip Hills, Somerset, which includes photograph, an illustration of the cave entrance, background information, details of archaeological finds and a list of reference sources for more information.
Note: Finds from the site can be seen in the Wookey Hole Caves Museum (see nearby sites below).
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