Bleadon Cavern, Bleadon, North Somerset


NGR: ST 3607 5814

NMR: ST 35 NW 13

SMR: -

SAM: 13257

MCRA: 692

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.

Date: Unknown (5)

14C: -

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.

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