Cannington Park Quarry Cave
Also known as Boulder Cave, South Quarry Cave
Excavation
E.R. Pater, May-June 1964; Tony Locke, August 1964.
Curation
South West Heritage Trust.
Burials
MNI: 7
Finds
animal bones.
Dates
| Period | Reliability |
|---|---|
| Mesolithic | 14C date obtained directly on human remains |
14C
9225bp (SUERC-84330); 8925 (SUERC-84331) on human bone.
Additional Notes
The 14C dates are closely contemporaneous with the Early Mesolithic activity in Mendip caves slightly to the north of the site.
External References
| Mendip Cave Registry and Archive | 3495 |
| Sites and Monument Record | S 44861 |
Bibliography
Clough, S. (2019) Cannington Park Quarry Cave, Somerset – Re-examination of the human and animal remains. Cotswold Archaeology.
Clough, S. (2021) A new Early Mesolithic burial site: Preliminary notes on the Radiocarbon dates from the Human bone from Cannington Park Quarry Cave. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 28 (3): 297-314.
Ellis, B.M. (1964) Two Caves at Cannington, near Bridgwater. Journal of the Shepton Mallet Caving Club 3 (8): 3-6.
Rahtz, P., Hirst, S. & Wright, S. (2000) Cannington cemetery: Excavations 1962-3 of prehistoric, Roman, post-Roman, and later features at Cannington Park Quarry, near Bridgwater, Somerset. Britannia Monograph Series. 17. Society for the promotion of Roman Studies. London. pp 17-20.
Rose, P. (1970) A Small find at Cannington – Bridgwater. Newsletter of the Cerberus Speleological Society. 6 (22): 2.
Schulting, R. et al. (2019) Aveline’s Hole: An unexpected twist in the tale. Proceedings of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society 28 (1): 9-63.
Article Author Graham Mullan