Victoria Cave was originally a small opening in King's Scar known as the Fox Holes. In 1837 Michael Horner followed a dog through the opening and discovered a series of chambers. The artefacts discovered inside let to a full scale excavation, enlarging the entrance to it's present size.
The excavation revealed the story of the cave through the ages. 120000 years ago the cave had been a hyena den. Towards the end of the last ice age the cave was a place of refuge for hunter-gatherers and in Romano-British times the cave was used as a shrine.
CaveMaps.org has a detailed map of Victoria Cave. :-)
7 comments:
How cool and I love the historical background. Fantastic shot from inside the cave.
that is fascinating. i would love to crawl through that gap and have a nosey and see what the chambers are like.
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I love caves, and the history of this one is really interesting.
What a great location. What kinds of artifacts were found here and where are they now?
What interesting pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Interesting photos and history.
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