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Harboro' Cave

England
List entry 1007044
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1007044
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.01 hectares
Grid reference
SK 24221 55227
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Harboro' Cave is a natural limestone cave located in Derbyshire that shows evidence of human occupation during the prehistoric period. The site has yielded archaeological finds indicating use by early inhabitants, though the precise chronology and extent of occupation remain subjects of ongoing study. The cave represents one of several karst features in the Peak District that attracted settlement in antiquity, contributing to understanding of early human activity in the region. Its designation as a heritage monument reflects its archaeological importance as a potential source of evidence regarding prehistoric communities and their exploitation of natural rock shelters.

Harboro' Cave is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007044. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Harboro' Cave?

Harboro' Cave is a natural limestone cave located in Derbyshire that shows evidence of human occupation during the prehistoric period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007044.

Who is responsible for protecting Harboro' Cave?

Harboro' 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 1007044.

What other scheduled monuments are near Harboro' Cave?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval settlement and part of an open field system, 250m north west of Callow Hall (4.1 km), Anglian high cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church (4.2 km), Callow Hall moated site (4.3 km).

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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Medieval settlement and part of an open field system, 250m north west of Callow Hall
4.1 km
Anglian high cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
4.2 km
Callow Hall moated site
4.3 km
Bank Top bowl barrow
4.3 km
Bank Top oval barrow
4.4 km
Two bowl barrows on Stand Low
5.2 km
Medieval settlement, including fishpond and open field system, immediately north and 240m south of Lea Cottage Farm
5.7 km
Atlow moated site, enclosures and causeway
6.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Harboro' Cave

Harboro' Cave 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 Brassington, Derbyshire →
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