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Guy's Cave is a rock-cut hermitage located at Guy's Cliffe near Warwick in Warwickshire, situated above the River Avon. The cave and associated chambers were carved into the sandstone bedrock and traditionally associated with the legendary Guy of Warwick, though the archaeological evidence suggests the chambers date from the medieval period, likely from the 14th or 15th century onwards. The hermitage comprises a series of interconnected rock-cut rooms, including a chapel and living quarters, which reflect the monastic or eremitic use of the site during the medieval and post-medieval periods. The chambers demonstrate the practical adaptation of natural rock formations for religious or domestic purposes, representing a distinctive local tradition of rock-cut settlement in the region.
Guy's Cave hermitage and other rock cut chambers at Guy's Cliffe is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019129. View the official record →
Guy's Cave is a rock-cut hermitage located at Guy's Cliffe near Warwick in Warwickshire, situated above the River Avon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019129.
Guy's Cave hermitage and other rock cut chambers at Guy's Cliffe 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 1019129.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Oakley Wood Camp (7.6 km), Duke of Bedford's Castle, 140m SE of Castle Farm (7.8 km), Circular ditched enclosures SW of Wiggerland Wood Farm (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Guy's Cave hermitage and other rock cut chambers at Guy's Cliffe'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.
Guy's Cave hermitage and other rock cut chambers at Guy's Cliffe stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.