Hill forts · North West England
Dog Hole Cave
Dog Hole Cave — cave and archaeological site in Cumbria, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Arnside · 2.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Dog Hole Cave is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "cave and archaeological site in Cumbria, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.2149°, -2.7949°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Arnside & Silverdale
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Dog Hole Cave is an archaeologically significant cave near Storth, Cumbria, England.
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Background
History
It was originally excavated by J. W. ("Wilfred") Jackson in 1912. Further excavation was carried out by local scouts in the 1950s, and by researchers from Liverpool John Moores University in 2003, and in 2009 it was reported that "subsequent renewed caving activity has revealed more archaeology". Jackson found domestic animal bones (dogs, pigs) some of which are in the Natural History Museum, and the scouts also found human bones. The cave was gated in the 1980s to protect the archaeology, but inspection in 2003 showed that this had been destroyed. Radiocarbon dating of the deposits has provided dates ranging from Romano-British to Early Medieval.
Description
Other names for the cave include Haverbrack Bank Pot, Haverbrack Dog Hole, Fairy Cave, It consists of a largely excavated 12 m shaft formed in Carboniferous Limestone with 6 m of steeply dipping phreatic tube at the bottom.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.2149, -2.7949
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Beetham
- Postcode
- LA7 7LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Nearest railway station
- Arnside — 2.6 km
- Official site
- www.naturalareas.naturalengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5288192 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Dog Hole Cave (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Dog Hole.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dog Hole Cave?
- Dog Hole Cave is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA7 7LJ), in the parish of Beetham.
- Is Dog Hole Cave a protected site?
- Yes — Dog Hole Cave is part of the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Dog Hole Cave free to visit?
- Yes, Dog Hole Cave is free to enter.
- How do I get to Dog Hole Cave?
- The nearest railway station is Arnside, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA7 7LJ.