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Wolf Den

Barton Hill, Compton Bishop.

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NGR:ST 39551 56340
WGS84:51.30296, -2.86850
Length:6 m
Depth:5 m
Altitude:128 m
Tags:Cave, CROW
Registry:westmendip

Short cave with two superimposed entrances. Excavated in 1944-5; remains of Pleistocene wolf; finds in Wells Museum.

Alternative Names: Wolf's Den, Barton Cave, Wringstone Rocks Cave

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