CAVE BURIAL

Gazetteer of Caves, Fissures and Rock Shelters in Britain Containing Human Remains

Waterfall Swallet


Excavation

D. Webb & Masson Caving Group, 1999-2000.

Curation

University of Sheffield.

Burials

MNI: 1

Finds

Animal bones.

Dates

PeriodReliability
UnknownNo reliable dating information available

14C

-

Eyam

Derbyshire

Midlands

NGR: SK 1984 7705

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External References

Derbyshire Cave Registry141
National Monuments RecordSK 17 NE 50

Bibliography

Barker, I. & Beck, J.S. (2010) Caves of the Peak District. Hucklow Publishing, Derbyshire.

Beck, J. (1975) The caves of the Foolow-Eyam-Stoney Middleton area, Derbyshire and their genesis. Transactions of the British Cave Research Association 2: 1-11.

Webb, D. (2000) The pot of the crocks. Descent 156: 20-22.

Article Author Graham Mullan