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Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton , Cheddar Man , estimated to be 9,000 years old, was found in 1903. [ 1 ]
Reservoir Hole is a cave in Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, southwest England. It contains what is believed to be the largest chamber yet found under the Mendip Hills . The cave was first dug out in 1951 by members of Wessex Cave Club, and further progress was made in 1965 when " Moonmilk Chamber" was reached with the use of blasting.
Wookey Hole Caves (/ ˈ w ʊ k i /) are a series of limestone caverns, a show cave and tourist attraction in the village of Wookey Hole on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills near Wells in Somerset, England. The River Axe flows through the cave. [3] It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for both biological and geological reasons. [4]
There is an extensive network of caves, including Wookey Hole, underground rivers, and gorges, including the Cheddar Gorge and Ebbor Gorge. [61] The county has many rivers, including the Axe, Brue, Cary, Parrett, Sheppey, Tone and Yeo. These both feed and drain the flat levels and moors of mid and west Somerset. [62]
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Cheddar Gorge is Britain’s largest gorge and probably the country’s best known limestone feature. It is a spectacular fluvial feature with a geomorphic history extending back 2 million years and encompassing the major environmental changes of the Pleistocene period. Cheddar Caves contain both active and fossil systems.
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Site name Reason for designation Area Grid reference [B] Year in which notified Map [C] Biological interest Geological interest Hectares Acres Aller and Beer Woods Y 56.9 140.6 ST404305 1952 Map Aller Hill Y 18.4 45.4 ST408291 1988 Map Asham Wood Y 141.6 347.5 ST705460 1963 Map Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill Y 67.1 160.1 ST433555 1990 Map Babcary Meadows Y 13.6 31.6 ST567293 1988 Map River Barle ...