I have a good 7 1/2 mile circular walk of the Pleasley Vale (Medan Valley) and intend to open up a thread on this area.I particulaly enjoy this area because of the industrial archaeology thats evident i.e the 'dark satanic mills' ,usually associated with the cotton mills of Yorkshire,and ,of course,this is another SSSI within the Creswell Heritage Area.I assume the caves you mention are those exposed when the railway line was driven through the Magnesium Limestone above the mills and are now well protected by steel doors etc.(I understand that these are now the home to a colony of bats.)Further caves/rock shelters were exposed when the owner of the mills built a house,which I assume to be the burnt out structure, behind the mills.I can only find one general reference to these caves/rockshelters.This subject needs more investigation.I have,of course,used the Creswell Crags website on many occasions but I'm unhappy that the gorge is privately owned but, at least,there is no charge (yet) to wander around the gorge.A new interpretation center is currently being built and one has to applaud the efforts being made to raise awareness of the area and the effort made by the owner in the stewardship of the gorge.Finally,please see my posts on the Burnhill and Markland Grips all within a 'spit' of Creswell.(You can park at the visitor center and walk to them!).Finally,another 'gem' is the Roche Abbey Vale which has the same Magnesium Limestone buttress's but ,so far,I've been unable to find the cave/rock shelter in the valley.I intend to start a thread on this valley with 'photos in the near future.
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