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Natural PlacesSite Name: Wetton Mill Rock Shelter Alternative Name: Nan Tor, Thurshole
Country: England County: Staffordshire Type: Cave or Rock Shelter

Map Ref: SK095562  Landranger Map Number: 119
Latitude: 53.102914N  Longitude: 1.859562W
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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30081978 visited on 1st Jun 2024 - their rating: Access: 4 Slight issue visiting this one - a herd of lovely cows had taken refuge in it so we could only look from outside at a short distance and couldn't explore properly. Easy to get to from Wetton Mill, but path is up a hill and a bit hidden

lichen visited on 17th May 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Access: 3.5

Wetton Mill Rock Shelter
Wetton Mill Rock Shelter submitted by stu : SK0953 5615. Nan Tor or the Wetton Rock Shelter. Located above Wetton Mill Farm and the tearooms. In use from the Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age. Tricky access up a narrow steep path, on the western side of the Tor. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Wetton Mill Rock Shelter
Wetton Mill Rock Shelter submitted by TimPrevett : Inside the smaller fissure cave at Wetton Mill; actually felt quite homely here. The smaller passage is large enough for a child to pass through, but not an adult. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wetton Mill Rock Shelter
Wetton Mill Rock Shelter submitted by TimPrevett : Habitation prehistoric and modern. I liked the juxtaposition of these two homes. The upper giving shelter in Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, Roman and Mediaeval (from dating evidence found). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wetton Mill Rock Shelter
Wetton Mill Rock Shelter submitted by TimPrevett : View from a side western looking fissure of the cave - drops steeply down on exit. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Wetton Mill Rock Shelter
Wetton Mill Rock Shelter submitted by TimPrevett : An interior shot of the cave - though of this part much of the roof has caved in. The interior is steeply sloped, and on our visit, many sloppy cow pats made for slippery surfaces, and unpleasant hand grips! (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Wetton Mill Rock Shelter
Wetton Mill Rock Shelter submitted by TimPrevett : View from the main entrance of Wetton Mill Cave. Thor's Cave, and Seven Ways and Elderbush Caves visible from here, too.

Wetton Mill Rock Shelter
Wetton Mill Rock Shelter submitted by TimPrevett : Wetton Mill Rock Shelter (to the upper right quarter) as visible from Thor's Cave entrance, looking north.

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Re: Wetton Mill Rock Shelter by Anonymous on Thursday, 04 November 2010
So, is this the "green chapel" from Sir Gawain & the Green Knight? Does the rock shelter have three entrances? Could a questing knight reasonably climb atop the roof? It does not resemble a dolman as clearly a I thought the description in the poem suggests.
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