CAVE BURIAL

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

Wakebarrow Pot

Also known as Whitbarrow Bone Cave


Excavation

Bishop Auckland Caving Club, 1982.

Curation

-

Burials

MNI: 1+

Finds

Animal bones.

Dates

PeriodReliability
UnknownNo reliable dating information available

14C

-

Crosthwaite and Lyth

Cumbria

North West

NGR: SD 4473 8694

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External References

National Monuments RecordSD48NW 18
Sites and Monument Record05331
Northern Caves Index2124

Bibliography

Allshorn, S. & Swire, P. (2017) Northern Caves. The Three Counties System and the North West. High Mead, Leeds.

Ashmead, P. (1973) The history of cave exploration in the Morecambe Bay area. Cave Science VI 50: 29-41

Lancaster University Archaeological Unit (1999) Hampsfield Allotment, Whitbarrow and Brigsteer Woods, Cumbria: Archaeological Assessment Report. LUAU, Lancaster.

Spencer, B. (1984) Success for Bishop Auckland Club on Whitbarrow Fell. Descent 60: 16-17.

Article Author Graham Mullan