Rains Cave
Also known as Longcliffe Fissure
Excavation
J. Ward, 1890-1892; D. Vallence, 1961.
Curation
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff (89.66H); Manchester Museum.
Burials
MNI: 6+
Finds
Peterborough Ware, Bronze Age pottery, Romano-British pottery, flint artefacts, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | Stratigraphical context of human remains indeterminate |
| Bronze Age | Stratigraphical context of human remains indeterminate |
14C
4290bp on animal bone (SUERC-76663).
External References
| Derbyshire Cave Registry | 275 |
| National Monuments Record | SK 25 NW 4 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 2457, 3476 |
Bibliography
Brailsford, J.W. (1957) Later prehistoric cave-dwellings of Derbyshire as represented by material in the British Museum. Derbyshire Archaeological Journal 77: 54-56.
Branigan, K. & Dearne, M.J. (1991) A Gazetteer of Romano-British Cave Sites and their Finds. Department of Archaeology and Prehistory, University of Sheffield
Hart, C.R. (1984) The North Derbyshire Archaeological Survey to A.D. 1500. Derbyshire Archaeological Society and Sheffield City Museums, Sheffield.
Ward, J. (1889) On Rains Cave, Longcliffe, Derbyshire. Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 11: 31-45.
Ward, J. (1892) On Rains Cave, Longcliffe, Derbyshire. Second report. The excavation and general results. Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 14: 228-250.
Ward, J. (1893) On Rains Cave, Longcliffe, Derbyshire - Third report - The pottery, and the human and animal remains. Journal of the Derbyshire Archaeological and Natural History Society 15: 161-176.
Article Author Graham Mullan