CAVE BURIAL

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

Gaping Gill


Excavation

B. Varley, 1999

Curation

?

Burials

MNI: 1+

Finds

Animal bones.

Dates

PeriodReliability
UnknownNo reliable dating information available

14C

4016 bp on animal bone

Clapham cum Newby

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

NGR: SD 7510 7269

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External References

National Monuments RecordSD77SE 51

Bibliography

Brook, A. et al. (1991) Northern Caves, Volume 2. The Three Peaks. Dalesman, Skipton.

Cordingley, J. (2000) Bones lead to resurvey in Gaping Gill. Descent 156: 10.

Murphy, P.J. (2011) A gazetteer of vertebrate remains from caves in the Yorkshire Dales referenced from caving club journals and allied literature. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Speleological Society 25 2: 253-264.

Article Author Graham Mullan