Fairy Hole
Excavation
J.W. Jackson, 1910; Red Rose Cave and Pothole Club, 1954-62.
Curation
Lancaster Museum.
Burials
MNI: 2+
Finds
: Flint flakes, pottery, iron artefacts, animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Unknown | No reliable dating information available |
14C
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External References
| National Monuments Record | SD47SE 6 |
| Northern Caves Index | 2072 |
Bibliography
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Holland, E.G. (1967) Underground in Furness. Dalesman, Clapham.
Jackson, J.W. (1910) Further report on the explorations at Dog Holes, Warton Crag, Lancashire, with remarks on the contents of two adjacent caves. Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society 28: 59-81.
Murphy, P.J., Moseley, G.E., Moseley, M. & Edwards, R.L. (2016) Preliminary uranium-series ages and stable-isotopes from Fairy Hole, Warton Crag, Lancashire, UK: implications for speleogenesis and paleoclimate. Cave and Karst Science 43: 103-106.
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments of England (1936) An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland. HMSO, London.
Article Author Graham Mullan