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Bracelet Cave is a natural cave located in the Mendip Hills near Cheddar in Somerset. The site shows evidence of human occupation during the Mesolithic period, with archaeological finds including worked flint and bone tools indicating its use as a shelter or habitation site by hunter-gatherer populations. The cave derives its name from a bracelet reportedly discovered within it during antiquarian investigations in the nineteenth century. Its archaeological importance lies in its contribution to understanding post-glacial settlement patterns and subsistence strategies in south-west England.
Bracelet Cave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012062. View the official record →
Bracelet Cave is a natural cave located in the Mendip Hills near Cheddar in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012062.
Bracelet Cave is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1012062.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bishop's palace (2.7 km), Bishop's tithe barn (4 km), Fenny Castle Cross: a medieval wayside cross 20m north west of Castle Farm, Castle (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bracelet Cave's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bracelet Cave stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.