Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Victoria Cave

Victoria Cave, 2 miles N. of Settle, N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, in the face of the cliff, 900 ft. above the Ribble; large deposits of bones of elephant, hyfna, bear, rhinoceros, &c., with bronze and bone implements, coins, and pottery, have been found in this cave, which was discovered in 1837.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Administrative units: Yorkshire Ancient County
Place: Victoria Cave

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