Bleadon Cavern
Excavation
W. Beard and D. Williams, 1833-1834.
Curation
Taunton Museum; Weston-super-Mare Museum; Natural History Museum, London.
Burials
MNI: 1+
Finds
Animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Unknown | No reliable dating information available |
14C
-
External References
| Mendip Cave Registry and Archive | 692 |
| National Monuments Record | ST 35 NW 13 |
| Scheduled Ancient Monuments | 13257 |
Bibliography
Currant, A. (2004). The Quaternary mammal collections at the Somerset County Museum, Taunton. In Schreve, D. (ed.) The Quaternary of Southern and Eastern England. Field Guide. Quaternary Research Association: 101-109.
Irwin, D.J. & Jarrett, A. (1993) Mendip Underground. A Caver’s Guide. 3rd Edition. Mendip Publishing, Castle Cary.
Irwin, D.J. & Richards, C. (1998) The Bleadon and Hutton Caverns, West Mendip: a reassessment. Belfry Bulletin. 496:
Jackson, W. (1937) Schedule of cave finds. Caves and Caving 1: 91.
Knight, F.A. (1902) The Sea-Board of Mendip. Dent, London.
Article Author Graham Mullan