BONE CAVES

A Gazetteer of Vertabrate Remains From Caves in the Yorkshire Dales Referenced In Caving Club Journals and Allied Literature

Dub Cote Cave


Bones

Red deer, radius/ulna and metacarpal.

Position in Cave

Aven at end of Maningham Lane.

Identification

T. Lord & Prof. T. O’Connor

Location of Finds

In situ.

Additional Notes

Medieval or older. Large size suggests they could be significantly older.

Penyghent

Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

NGR: SD 818 719

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References

Abbott, J.H.S. (1985) Dub Cote Cave: recent exploration. Bradford Pothole Club Bulletin 6 6: 61-67.

Crossley, G.W. (1983) Dub Cote Cave dive report. Cave Diving Group Newsletter 63: 7-8.

Haigh, D. & Cordingley, J. (2017) Adventures Underground. Wild Places, Abergavenny. p16.

Murphy, P. (2017) The bones in Dub Cote Cave. Descent 257: 10.

Article Author Graham Mullan