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'Douky Bottom Cave' Hawkswick Clowder, near Kilnsey

England
List entry 1004875
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004875
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SD 95167 68901
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Douky Bottom Cave is a natural limestone cave located near Kilnsey in the Yorkshire Dales. The site has yielded archaeological evidence of human occupation and activity, though detailed published records of systematic excavation and dating remain limited in the mainstream archaeological literature. The cave represents the type of natural rock shelter that would have been utilised by prehistoric communities in the Pennine region, where such features offered protection and strategic advantages for settlement and resource exploitation. Its designation as a scheduled monument reflects the potential significance of the site for understanding early human use of the Yorkshire uplands.

'Douky Bottom Cave' Hawkswick Clowder, near Kilnsey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004875. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is 'Douky Bottom Cave' Hawkswick Clowder, near Kilnsey?

Douky Bottom Cave is a natural limestone cave located near Kilnsey in the Yorkshire Dales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004875.

Who is responsible for protecting 'Douky Bottom Cave' Hawkswick Clowder, near Kilnsey?

'Douky Bottom Cave' Hawkswick Clowder, near Kilnsey 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 1004875.

What other scheduled monuments are near 'Douky Bottom Cave' Hawkswick Clowder, near Kilnsey?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round cairn on Broad Flats (6.5 km), Round cairn south east of Broad Flats (6.6 km), Settlement N of Stridebut Edge (6.9 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
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Domesday
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round cairn on Broad Flats
6.5 km
Round cairn south east of Broad Flats
6.6 km
Settlement N of Stridebut Edge
6.9 km
Hut circles, enclosures and fields N of Shorkley Hill
7.1 km
Sheriff Hill round cairn
7.1 km
Enclosed prehistoric settlement east of Malham Cove
7.1 km
Hydro-electric power house and associated weir 250m north west of Tin Bridge
7.2 km
Lynchets N of Malham village
7.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under 'Douky Bottom Cave' Hawkswick Clowder, near Kilnsey

'Douky Bottom Cave' Hawkswick Clowder, near Kilnsey stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

Domesday entry for Hawkswick, Yorkshire →
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