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Pin Hole, Derbyshire

The Pin Hole is a cave famous for the 1920s discovery of the engraving of a human figure on a woolly rhinoceros rib bone (Pinhole Cave Man) dating to the Upper Paleolithic, situated on the Derbyshire side of Creswell Crags. It is within the council area of Bolsover (Derbyshire).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1006384.

Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Derbyshire
Lat, Long: 53.261631,-1.2029477
Grid Reference: SK 5326 7414
Civil Parish: Hodthorpe and Belph CP
Council Area: Bolsover CA (Derbyshire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: East Midlands SA
Police Area: Derbyshire PA

GBPN ID: 303852
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Pin_Hole,_Derbyshire_303852

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