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Rowberrow Cavern is a natural limestone cave situated in the Mendip Hills near Axbridge in Somerset. The site has yielded archaeological evidence of human activity dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, indicating its use as a shelter or ritual space in prehistory. The cavern comprises a chamber system formed within the local Carboniferous limestone and has been subject to archaeological investigation which recovered artefacts and faunal remains consistent with intermittent occupation or visitation during the early prehistoric era. Its significance lies in the archaeological record it preserves of early human use of natural cave systems in the Mendip region.
Rowberrow Cavern, Mendip Forest is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011926. View the official record →
Rowberrow Cavern is a natural limestone cave situated in the Mendip Hills near Axbridge in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011926.
Rowberrow Cavern, Mendip Forest 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 1011926.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duck decoy, west of Nyland Hill (7.8 km), Westbury Beacon, a bell barrow 720m west of Brimble Pit Pool (8.3 km), Two bowl barrows 350m south of Brimble Pit Pool: part of a group of round barrows north and east of Foxhills Wood (9 km).
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