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Natural PlacesSite Name: Victoria Cave
Country: England County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Cave or Rock Shelter

Map Ref: SD838650  Landranger Map Number: 100
Latitude: 54.080661N  Longitude: 2.249106W
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
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5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
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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.
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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
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Graham1950 visited on 3rd Apr 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 Well worth the effort plus all the other caves and features in the vicinity. Beautiful landscape.

Victoria Cave
Victoria Cave submitted by durhamnature : Harpoon find from the cave, from "Prehistoric Fishermen..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Victoria Cave
Victoria Cave submitted by durhamnature : Setting of the cave, from "Cave Hunting" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SD8365 : Victoria Cave by Stevie D
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SD8365 : Victoria Cave by David Brown
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SD8365 : Entrance to Victoria Cave from within by Clint Mann
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SD8365 : Entrance to Victoria Cave by Dave Spicer
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SD8365 : Entrance to Victoria Cave by Clint Mann
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Re: Victoria Cave by SumDoood on Wednesday, 08 April 2020
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About 500m north, but not listed on the Megalithic Portal yet, is Jubilee Cave referred to in this interesting article:

https://natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/users/254892-tom-booth/posts/47837-ancient-genomes-indicate-population-replacement-in-early-neolithic-britain?fbclid=IwAR05rlBpZK99TOgUxyxjVi_aoBd5lKoTnpE7MmqCOD4quTo8I2rQQWS-R4A
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Thermal ionization mass spectrometer U-Th dates on Pleistocene speleothems by Andy B on Sunday, 11 January 2015
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Thermal ionization mass spectrometer U-Th dates on Pleistocene speleothems from Victoria Cave, North Yorkshire, UK: Implications for paleoenvironment and stratigraphy over multiple glacial cycles, Joyce Lundberg, Tom C. Lord and Phillip J. Murphy (2010

We present 23 new thermal ionization mass spectrometric U-Th dates for Victoria Cave, North Yorkshire, UK. Victoria Cave underwent repeated glaciation during the late Pleistocene and contains one of the longest Quaternary cave sequences in Britain. The dates reveal that speleothem formation began beyond the range of the dating technique (before 600 ka). Finite reproducible dates of 490 −9/+10 ka confirm speleothem deposition during marine isotope stage (MIS) 13, the oldest date we know of for this part of Britain. Further speleothem formation was dated to MIS 11, MIS 9, MIS 7, and MIS 5.

The results are the basis for a new chronology of Quaternary events for the cave and greatly enhance our understanding of the factors affecting the formation of the sedimentary sequence. Cyclical climatic and environmental change throughout the late Pleistocene triggered cyclical sedimentation events in the cave. All the interglacial periods show calcite deposition but with growth phases postdating the warmest events of MIS 11 and MIS 5e. The position of the cave halfway up the side of a glacial trough resulted in very distinctive sediment during the more extreme glacial maxima: ice-dammed lakes formed inside the cave and deposited varve-like clay rhythmites.

The dates inferred for these deposits suggest that this locality underwent significant glaciation during MIS 12, MIS 10, MIS 6, and MIS 2, and that the ice was warm based. The absence of rhythmites during MIS 8 suggests minimal ice cover at that time. This is the most complete record for glacial events in the region; it is the only site where successive glacial maxima can be identified and dated. The record of large faunal remains indicates that the cave was open to the surface, only for relatively short times, during MIS 13, MIS 12, MIS 5e, the Late Glacial Interstadial, and parts of the Holocene. It is inferred that at other times the cave was closed because scree formation blocked the entrance. The record of vertebrate remains is therefore controlled by geomorphological processes. The deteriorating state of this unprotected site remains a cause for concern.

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https://www.academia.edu/4432543/Thermal_ionization_mass_spectrometer_U-Th_dates_on_Pleistocene_speleothems_from_Victoria_Cave_North_Yorkshire_UK_Implications_for_paleoenvironment_and_stratigraphy_over_multiple_glacial_cycles
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    Re: Thermal ionization mass spectrometer U-Th dates on Pleistocene speleothems by Blingo_von_Trumpenstein on Monday, 12 January 2015
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    Fascinating information. Don't you just love facts...
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Settle and Victoria Cave Audio Tour by Andy B on Saturday, 13 February 2010
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Settle and Victoria Cave - MP3 / PDA format

This walk takes you into beautiful, isolated landscapes, passing Victoria Cave, and Warren Knots.

http://www.skiptonweb.co.uk/tourist/walks/13_Settle/mp3.htm
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Re: Victoria Cave by Anonymous on Wednesday, 03 November 2004
An impressive excavated entrance 100 feet wide and 32 high. The original entrance is above and to the left - a narrow crawl. Large chamber has two passages leading off from the back wall...
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