Aveline's Hole
| Aveline's Hole | |
|---|---|
 Aveline's Hole | |
| Location | Mendip Hills, Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°19′29″N 2°45′12″W / 51.32472°N 2.75333°W[1] |
| Depth | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Length | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Discovery | 1797 |
| Geology | Limestone |
| Cave survey | Mendip Cave Registry & Archive (1968) |
Aveline's Hole is a cave at Burrington Combe in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England.
The earliest scientifically dated cemetery in
ammonite, suggest that some of the bodies were adorned.[4]
The cave was rediscovered in 1797 by two men digging for a rabbit.[5] The cave was excavated and the entrance enlarged in 1860 by William Boyd Dawkins who named it after his mentor William Talbot Aveline.[6]
Access to the cave is controlled by the University of Bristol Spelæological Society and is restricted during the bat hibernation season.
See also
References
- ^ Mendip Cave Registry & Archive (1968)
- ^ "Earliest British cemetery dated". BBC. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ Mullan, G (2019). "Aveline's Hole:a place for the dead". British Archaeology (168): 24–25.
- ISBN 978-0-19-960933-8.
- ^ Johnson, Peter (1967). The History of Mendip Caving. Newton Abbot: David & Charles.
- ISBN 978-0-9500433-6-4.
External links
- "Aveline's Hole". Mendip Cave Registry & Archive.