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Fox Hole Cave

England
List entry 1011922
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011922
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.03 hectares
Grid reference
SK 09975 66179
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Fox Hole Cave is a prehistoric rock shelter located in Derbyshire, England. The cave has yielded evidence of human occupation dating to the Late Upper Palaeolithic period, making it an important site for understanding early human habitation in the British Midlands. Archaeological excavations at the site have produced artefacts and faunal remains that contribute to knowledge of Palaeolithic settlement patterns and subsistence strategies in the region. The cave's natural rock formation provided shelter for hunter-gatherers during the final stages of the last Ice Age, and its deposits preserve a significant record of this ancient occupation.

Fox Hole Cave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011922. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Fox Hole Cave?

Fox Hole Cave is a prehistoric rock shelter located in Derbyshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011922.

Who is responsible for protecting Fox Hole Cave?

Fox Hole 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 1011922.

What other scheduled monuments are near Fox Hole Cave?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 200m south-west of Ecton Hill (8.3 km), Hanging Bank bowl barrow (8.4 km), Top of Ecton bowl barrow (8.8 km).

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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
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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.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 200m south-west of Ecton Hill
8.3 km
Hanging Bank bowl barrow
8.4 km
Top of Ecton bowl barrow
8.8 km
Bowl barrow on Narrowdale Hill
9.2 km
Bowl barrow at north-west end of Gratton Hill
9.5 km
Bowl barrow at north-west end of summit of Gratton Hill
9.5 km
Bowl barrow at south-eastern end of summit of Gratton Hill
9.6 km
Bowl barrow on Wetton Hill 650m north-west of Under Wetton
9.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Fox Hole Cave

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

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