Fairy Hole
Also known as Cove Hole, Tom Lee's Hole
Bones
Pig, Human. The identification of Bear given in Taylor et al. (2011) is erroneous. The reference to bear bones and a carbon date of circa 500 AD is believed to be confusion with information from an excavation at Kinsey Cave undertaken in 2005 (see Kinsey Cave).
Position in Cave
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Identification
T. Taylor, University of Bradford.
Location of Finds
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Additional Notes
A number of large bones were found at Cove Hole in debris from a previous excavation of unknown date, mainly domestic species (J Thorp, pers. comm.) Human remains from this site consist of 2 teeth associated with a drilled periwinkle shell. The reference from Taylor (2010) does not name the cave site described but details of the finds and stratigraphy confirm it is Cove Hole.
References
Taylor, T. (rapporteur: Addyman P V) (2011) Caves in Context: Research Agendas for Underground Environment. In R.D. Martlew (ed) Prehistory of the Yorkshire Dales (recent research and future prospects) Place /Yorkshire Dales Landscape Research Trust.
Taylor, T. (2010) The Artificial Ape: how technology changed the course of evolution. New York. Palgrave MacMillan. p 147.
Warren, S. (2017) Cave surveys from the Yorkshire Dales. Skipton. Privately published. p 11.
Article Author Graham Mullan