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Kent's Cavern Cave / Rock Shelter No image available Nearest Town: Torquay (0km WSW) OS Ref (GB):     SX934641 / Sheet: 202 Latitude: 50° 27' 59.01" N Longitude:     3° 30' 7.89" W Added by pure joy News (4) Fieldnotes (1) Miscellaneous (1) Links (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Kent's Cavern Flash Earth Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

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Bone is from earliest humans in NW Europe The age of a piece of jawbone found at Kent's Cavern in the 1920s has been reassessed, and is said to 'represent the oldest known anatomically modern human fossil in northwestern Europe'. A preview of the paper in Nature is here: http://www... continues... Comments (2)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 2nd November 2011ce Edited 2nd November 2011ce

New dig in Kents Caverns near Torquay A new dig at Kents Cavern neat Torquay starts next week to continue excavations looking for more evidence of Neanderthal occupation. The cavern will be open from September 10 and visitors will be able to view the dig. Link to article http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/news/Caves-secrets/article-1291040-detail/article.html Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by mascot 2nd September 2009ce Edited 3rd September 2009ce

Kent's Cavern Reopens The new visitor centre was unveiled yesterday (5th July) and the caves are once more open to the public. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/3867385.stm Also see ThisIsDevon for more details: continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 6th July 2004ce Edited 9th July 2004ce

Kents Cavern to Get Revamp http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/displayNode... continues... Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 30th January 2004ce Edited 30th January 2004ce

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Visited 4.5.11 This was a cracking place to visit and well worth the hike uphill from Torquay harbour. We arrived just in time for the last tour (4.00pm) and had a thoroughly good time. There were only 4 of us in the group (including little Dafydd) and our tour guide was both knowledgeable and entertaining. It is an easy walk through the caves and it reminded me a lot of Dan Y Ogof caves in Wales (although smaller). The guided tour lasted about 45 minutes. It cost £9 for adults and £8 for children – a bit pricy to be honest. The very good guidebook gives lots of information about the prehistoric finds from the caves. There are some glass cabinets with finds to view including some knapped flint / pottery. A gift shop and eating areas (inside and out) are also available. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by CARL 10th May 2011ce

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Kents Cavern is one of the most important Palaeolithic caves in Northern Europe and the oldest recognisable human dwelling in Britain. Kent's Cavern is in Ilsham Rd, off Babbacombe Rd in Torquay. It was occupied during Palaeolithic times. Janet & Colin Bord's 1978 book, 'A Guide to Ancient Sites in Britain' says that finds can be seen in the Museum of Torquay Natural History Society in Babbacombe Rd but I'm not sure if that's out of date now. It holds beautiful and spectacular geological formations and significant prehistoric finds, some over 700,000 years old. The cavern has been visited by loads of celebs, including Beatrix Potter, Agatha Christie, King George V, and HIM Haile Selassie I. You can even hold birthday parties there and corporate cocktail receptions..... Open all year, except Christmas Day; currently (2004) £6 for adults. Check out the web link below for more info. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by pure joy 9th February 2003ce Edited 27th April 2004ce

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Kent's Cavern official site Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by pure joy 10th February 2003ce