Chislehurst Caves Cave / Rock Shelter View all content for Chislehurst Caves

[visited 15/11/02] This is a great place to visit so long as you arn't claustrophobic. I would recommend trying to find a quiet time to visit the caves as then you could be lucky enough (like us) to get a guide to yourself. Whilst no definate evidence has been found, due presumably to continual reuse of the caves, it is likely that these caves had prehistoric use. Ignoring the very dubious stories of blood sacrifices that the guides like to tell, there are several dene holes (surface shafts) similar to those at Grimes Graves. These have radiating shafts but are unfortunately unvisitable. You can also see lumps of flint poking from the walls and in an area where prehistory is at a premium, I'll take what I can get. The caves are very quiet and rather spooky (as the guides like to emphasise) and well worth a visit.

Posted by juamei 18th November 2002ce

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