Treak Cliff Sepulchral Cave
Excavation
A.L. Armstrong & R.V. Favell, 1921.
Curation
Stockport Museum; Treak Cliff Cavern Museum.
Burials
MNI: 3+
Finds
Polished (Group VI) stone axe, antler pick, flint pebble, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Neolithic | 14C date obtained on organic material closely associated with a burial, or, undated human remains closely associated with diagnostic prehistoric artifects or other datable material |
14C
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External References
| Derbyshire Cave Registry | 86 |
| National Monuments Record | SK 18 SW 5 |
| Sites and Monument Record | 3303 |
Bibliography
Armstrong, A.L. (1923) A sepulchral cave at Tray Cliff, Castleton, Derbyshire. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 53: 123-131.
Elliott, D. (1975) Caves of Northern Derbyshire: Part 5, Treak Cliff Hill. Privately printed.
Ford, T.D. (1954) Treak Cliff Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire. Transactions of the Cave Research Group of Great Britain 3 (2): 123-135.
Ford, T.D. (1992) Treak Cliff Cavern and the Story of the Blue John Stone. Taylor, Castleton.
Griffin, G. (1924) Sepulchral cave at Tray Cliff near Castleton. Derbyshire Archaeological Journal 46: 124-125.
Moore, C.N. & Cummins, W.A. (1974) Petrological identification of stone implements from Derbyshire and Leicestershire. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society 40: 59-78.
Article Author Graham Mullan