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Douky Bottom Cave, Yorkshire

Douky Bottom Cave (aka Dowkabottom Cave) is a cave in which numerous prehistoric remains have been found, located near Hawkswick, Yorkshire, in the West Riding. The cave is known for the discovery, in the 19th century, of a tiny child's skeleton in a grave chipped out of the stalagmite floor and covered in stone slabs. The cave is within the council area of North Yorkshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1004875.

Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Yorkshire
Division of County: West Riding
Lat, Long: 54.115827,-2.076525
Grid Reference: SD 9509 6888
Civil Parish: Hawkswick CP
Council Area: North Yorkshire CA
Strategic Authority Area: York and North Yorkshire SA
Police Area: North Yorkshire PA

GBPN ID: 301397
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Douky_Bottom_Cave,_Yorkshire_301397

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