2017

SK0954 : Thor's Cave

taken 6 years ago, near to Wetton, Staffordshire, England

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Thor's Cave
Thor's Cave
Viewed from the path up from the Manifold Valley. The cave commands a magnificent view over the Manifold valley SK0954 : The Mouth of Thor's Cave

Thor's cave

Set high above the Manifold Valley in a steep crag, Thor's cave is a natural cavern formed in the limestone of the White Peak in Staffordshire. It may be reached via an easy stepped path from the Manifold Way in the valley below. The cave entrance is 10m high and popular with climbers. Excavations in 1864–1865 and 1927–1935 found human and animal remains, stone tools, pottery, amber beads and bronze items within Thor's Cave and the adjacent Thor's Fissure Cavern. The caves are estimated to have contained the burial sites of at least seven people. The finds suggest that the cavern was occupied from the end of the Palaeolithic period, with more intensive use during the iron age and Roman periods.

Info largely from Wikipedia LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Rocks, Scree, Cliffs Primary Subject: Cave
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Thor's Cave from the Manifold [19] · Path [3] Title Clusters: · Thor's Cave [16] ·
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SK0954, 79 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Graham Hogg   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 10 October, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 11 October, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 0987 5494 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:5.4949N 1:51.2444W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 0987 5497
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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