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Dowel Cave is a Palaeolithic cave located at the southern end of Dowel Dale, Derbyshire. Excavations show the cave to have been in use in the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Beaker, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman periods, and demonstrated in particular that the site was a Neolithic burial-cave. It is within the council area of Derbyshire Dales (Derbyshire).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1011923.

Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Derbyshire
Lat, Long: 53.205373,-1.8882873
Grid Reference: SK 0755 6759
Civil Parish: Hartington Middle Quarter CP
Council Area: Derbyshire Dales CA (Derbyshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: East Midlands SA
Police Area: Derbyshire PA

GBPN ID: 301405
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Dowel_Cave,_Derbyshire_301405

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