<< Our Photo Pages >> Moking Cave - Cave or Rock Shelter in England in County Durham
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Moking Cave Alternative Name: Backhouse Cave. Teesdale Cave, Malkin's (meaning cat) Cave, Langdon Beck CaveCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 8.562 km away from the location you searched for.
County: County Durham Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Middleton in Teesdale Nearest Village: Langdon Beck
Map Ref: NY867311
Latitude: 54.674787N Longitude: 2.207762W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
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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 |
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One of the most important cave archaeology finds in the region. Particularly important for the range of wild animal species found in the debris, particularly lynx. Human remains, of bronze or iron age, are sparse.
Site number D466
The cave is high on the hillside, looking south over the upper Tees dale towards the cliffs of Falcon Clints and Cronkley Scar.
It was explored in 1880 by the renowned naturalist and Quaker J Backhouse of Darlington.
There is a plan of the caves in "Northern Caves" 1988 D Brook.
A one kilometer steep walk up the hill through Underhurth Farm, from whom access permission is needed. Basic caving skills are needed, to go beyond the entrance area.
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