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Elderbush Cave

England
List entry 1006117
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006117
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.11 hectares
Grid reference
SK 09774 54906
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have reliable established information about Elderbush Cave in the scholarly record to provide you with a factually accurate description. Rather than risk presenting unverified details about this specific Staffordshire site, I must acknowledge the limits of my knowledge regarding this particular monument and its official designation. If you require accurate information about this site, I would recommend consulting the National Heritage List for England entry directly or contacting Staffordshire's archaeological services.

Elderbush Cave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006117. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Elderbush Cave?

I do not have reliable established information about Elderbush Cave in the scholarly record to provide you with a factually accurate description. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006117.

Who is responsible for protecting Elderbush Cave?

Elderbush 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 1006117.

What other scheduled monuments are near Elderbush Cave?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 550m south of Walk Farm (8.4 km), Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 680m south of Walk Farm (8.5 km), Bowl barrow 230m north of North Wood (8.5 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Elderbush Cave

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 550m south of Walk Farm
8.4 km
Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 680m south of Walk Farm
8.5 km
Bowl barrow 230m north of North Wood
8.5 km
Bowl barrow on The Walk
8.5 km
Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 730m south of Walk Farm
8.5 km
Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 550m south of Weaver Farm
8.7 km
Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 570m south of Weaver Farm
8.8 km
Bowl barrow on Weaver Hills 600m south of Weaver Farm
8.8 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Elderbush Cave

Elderbush Cave stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Elderbush Cave

Battle of Hopton Heath 1643Battle (1643) · ~19.7 miles
Domesday entry for Grindon, Staffordshire →
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