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Lion Rock, Cheddar Gorge.
| NGR: | ST 46737 54084 |
| WGS84: | 51.28339, -2.76509 |
| Length: | 24 m |
| Depth: | 7 m |
| Altitude: | 83 m |
| Tags: | Cave, CROW |
| Registry: | mcr-cs |
Entrance excavated by UBSS 1927-1955. Pleistocene and Iron Age deposits found and stored in UBSS Museum, Bristol.
Alternate Names: Sheep's Hole, Sheep Hole
Notes: Archaeological dig site - take care not to disturb the cut trenches.
Surveys:
Sun Hole, Tratman, E.K., 1927
Sun Hole, Archaeological Survey, UBSS, 1955
Sun Hole, Cheddar Gorge, Atkinson, A. & Moody, A., 2017
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