Chelm's Combe Shelter

Chelm's Combe, Cheddar.

NGR:	ST 4634 5447
WGS84:	51.28683, -2.77084
Length:	6 m
Depth:	6 m
Altitude:	111 m
Tags:	Cave, Lost
Registry:	mcr-cs

Partially destroyed in 1964 during preparatory work to convert quarry into tower testing centre. One solid wall and the rest a boulder pile in which a Boss bone was found. Parts of the solid wall show well defined scalloping.

Alternate Names: Chelm's Combe Rock Shelter

Notes: Many of the finds are housed in Wells Museum.

Surveys:
Chelms Combe Cave, (Balch, H.E.), 1936

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This entry was last updated: 2024-03-02 14:13:41

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