© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Rhinoceros Hole is a limestone cave site located near Wookey in Somerset that has yielded significant archaeological evidence of human occupation and animal remains dating to the Late Pleistocene and Holocene periods. Excavations at the site have recovered bone assemblages and artefacts indicating use during the Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic phases, with particular importance attached to the discovery of rhinoceros and other megafauna remains that illuminate the post-glacial environment and human subsistence patterns of prehistoric Somerset. The cave's stratigraphic deposits have provided valuable chronological and cultural data for understanding the transition between Ice Age and post-glacial hunter-gatherer communities in south-western England. The site remains an important archive of Pleistocene environmental and archaeological information, preserved within the Mendip limestone landscape.
Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010292. View the official record →
Rhinoceros Hole is a limestone cave site located near Wookey in Somerset that has yielded significant archaeological evidence of human occupation and animal remains dating to the Late Pleistocene and Holocene periods. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010292.
Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey 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 1010292.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fenny Castle Cross: a medieval wayside cross 20m north west of Castle Farm, Castle (4.5 km), Fenny Castle: a motte and bailey castle (5 km), Glastonbury lake village (8.2 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey