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Gough's Cave Cave / Rock Shelter Image © uncredited Nearest Town: Wells (12km ESE) OS Ref (GB):     ST466539 / Sheet: 182 Latitude: 51° 16' 52.25" N Longitude:     2° 45' 56.62" W Added by pure joy News (3) Images (2) Miscellaneous (1) Links (2) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Gough's Cave Flash Earth Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

- Sites within 20 km - - Cheddar Gorge (0.72km NE) (9 posts) Totty Pot (1.68km E) (1 post) Long Wood Mound (2.4km NE) (1 post) Gorsey Bigbury (2.61km NE) (7 posts) Charterhouse Warren Farm Swallet (3.53km ENE) (4 posts) Beacon Batch (3.75km NNE) (6 posts) Aveline's Hole (4.9km N) (15 posts) Dolebury Warren Hillfort (5.24km NW) (12 posts) The Wimblestone (5.57km WNW) (10 posts) Priddy Long Barrow (5.65km E) (0 posts) The Devil's Stone (5.75km W) (12 posts) Whitestown (5.78km ENE) (1 post) Pool Farm Cist (7.08km ENE) (10 posts) Ashen Hill Barrows (7.4km E) (6 posts) Deerleap Stones (7.41km ESE) (24 posts) Priddy Circles (7.46km E) (19 posts) Priddy Nine Barrows (7.5km E) (14 posts) Priddy Henges (incomplete 4th circle) (7.58km E) (3 posts) Banwell Fort (7.63km WNW) (3 posts) Ebbor Gorge (7.91km ESE) (12 posts) Miner’s Arms Inn (8.29km E) (1 post) Yarberry Farm (8.52km W) (9 posts) Wookey Hole (8.83km ESE) (8 posts) Hunter’s Lodge Inn (B) (8.89km E) (1 post) Hyena Den (9.04km ESE) (2 posts) Hunter’s Lodge Inn (A) (9.28km E) (1 post) Nempnett Thrubwell (9.55km NE) (11 posts) Banwell Bone Caves (9.61km W) (7 posts) Southfield Farm (9.84km E) (1 post) Drove Cottage Barrow (10.03km E) (1 post) Redhill (10.14km NNE) (1 post) Drove Cottage Henge (10.15km E) (1 post) Loxton Hill Barrow (10.53km W) (1 post) Redhill (10.7km NNE) (1 post) Pen Hill (10.93km E) (5 posts) The Water Stone (11.06km NNE) (7 posts) Cadbury Hill (Congresbury) (11.36km NW) (5 posts) Beechbarrow (11.56km E) (1 post) Wells Museum (11.65km ESE) (7 posts) Meare lake villages (11.88km S) (1 post) Felton Hill Longbarrow (11.98km NNE) (4 posts) Burledge Hill (12.63km ENE) (3 posts) Brent Knoll (12.81km WSW) (8 posts) King's Castle (13.12km ESE) (1 post) Chewton Mendip barrows (13.47km E) (1 post) Victoria Farm (14km E) (1 post) Whitnell Corner (14km E) (2 posts) The Sweet Track (14.15km SSW) (4 posts) Redhill Farm (14.39km E) (1 post) Blackwell Tyning Plantation (14.5km E) (1 post) Windmill Hill (14.89km SE) (0 posts) Middle Ham, Tynings (15.55km NE) (2 posts) Home Farm Cottage (15.55km ENE) (1 post) Uphill Barrow (15.6km W) (3 posts) Maesbury Castle (15.79km E) (8 posts) Chalice Well (15.85km SE) (8 posts) Wearyall Hill (15.9km SSE) (4 posts) The Cove (15.97km NE) (52 posts) Glastonbury Tor (15.99km SE) (76 posts) The South West Circle (16.07km NE) (26 posts) Dundry Stones (16.11km NE) (3 posts) The Great Circle, North East Circle & Avenues (16.33km NE) (166 posts) Hautville's Quoit (16.7km NE) (13 posts) Worlebury (16.8km W) (10 posts) Three Tuns Farm (16.89km E) (1 post) Ponter's Ball (17.42km SE) (2 posts) Blacker's Hill (17.43km E) (2 posts) Swayne's Jumps (17.63km SSW) (1 post) Brean Down (17.92km W) (13 posts) Maes Knoll (18.02km NE) (24 posts) Sand Point (18.39km WNW) (2 posts) Cadbury Camp (Nailsea) (18.52km NNW) (7 posts) Beacon Hill (18.91km E) (6 posts) - Facilities within 20 km - - Peat Moors Centre (Museum: 13.1 km S) Pilgrims B&B (Bed & Breakfast: 14.9 km SSE) The Druids Arms (Pub: 16 km NE)

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New information about life in Gough's Cave http://www.guardian.co... continues... Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 23rd June 2010ce Edited 23rd June 2010ce

More on 'Mammoth' carving This page at the 24 Hour Museum has a photo and diagram of the newly-found carving. http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART49804.html (You can call me a cynic, but when you think "mammoth", what features come to mind? Fur. Tusks... continues... Comments (2)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 19th August 2007ce Edited 19th August 2007ce

Prehistoric cave art found in Gough's Cave "It might not have the instant impact of modern graffiti but a mammoth carved on to a wall in Cheddar Caves 13,000 years ago is being hailed as one of the most significant examples of prehistoric art ever found in Britain... continues... Comments (1)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by baza 14th August 2007ce Edited 14th August 2007ce

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A cave in the famous Cheddar Gorge. Britain's oldest complete skeleton, ‘Cheddar Man’, was buried in Gough's Cave 9,000 years ago and discovered in 1903. Humans lived in the caves for 40,000 years, leaving behind many stone-and-bone clues to their lifestyle. DNA tests in 1997 established that Cheddar Man still has descendants living in Cheddar. It seems like Gough’s cave is now part of the whole Cheddar Gorge ‘tourist experience’. The ‘Caves & Gorge Explorer Ticket’ allowing access to everything (i.e. including Gough’s Cave) cost almost £9 for an adult in 2002. It is open all year though. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by pure joy 9th February 2003ce Edited 10th February 2003ce

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BBC News Dr Silvia Bello explains in this short video how she thinks a skull (found at Cheddar Gorge in 1987) was carefully chipped into a bowl shape (with the implication that it could then be used as a cup). Her article is here: http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0017026 Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by Rhiannon 18th February 2011ce Edited 21st February 2011ce

Official website of Gough's Cave (part of Cheddar caves) Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by pure joy 10th February 2003ce Edited 10th February 2003ce