Site Event/Activity record ENT222 - Excavation at Boat House Cave, Holbeck 2

Location

Location
Grid reference SK 53700 74260 (point)
Map sheet SK57SW
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Holbeck, Bassetlaw

Technique(s)

Organisation

Unknown

Date

1974

Map

Description

In 1974, Collcutt excavated a small area at the rear of the entrance area. The excavation had to be abanadoned at a depth of 2m from the roof as water draining from the lake filled the excavation. (1)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Serial: Jenkinson RDS. 1984. Late Pleistocene Sites in the East Midlands, BAR 122. pp 134-5.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Collcutt SN. 1975. The Stratigraphy of Creswell Crags (MA Thesis).

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Boat House Cave, Holbeck (Element)

Record last edited

Apr 29 2015 11:36AM

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