ENT56 - Excavation at Church Hole Cave, Holbeck - Nottinghamshire Historic Environment Record

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Site Event/Activity record ENT56 - Excavation at Church Hole Cave, Holbeck

Location

Location
Grid reference	SK 53400 74109 (point)
Map sheet	SK57SW
District	Bassetlaw
Civil Parish	Holbeck, Bassetlaw

Technique(s)

EXCAVATION

Organisation

Organisation not specified

Date

1870s

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Description

The first excavations were by Tebbet (1870's) who noticed bones in the rear of a cattle barn that at one time occupied the mouth. (2)

Sources/Archives (3)

<1> SNT20 Published document: Cullingford CHD (ed). 1953. British Caving: an introduction to Spelaeology. pp 184-7.
<2> SNT17 Serial: Jenkinson RDS. 1978. The Archaeological Caves and Rock Shelters in the Creswell Crags Area, Creswell Visitor Centre Report. 1. C14.
<3> SNT5271 Digital archive: Historic England. 2021. National Record of Historic Environment.

Related Monuments/Buildings (3)

L8694 Church Hole Cave, Holbeck - Clay pipe fragments (Element)
L8693 Church Hole Cave, Holbeck - Roman pottery (Element)
L8692 Church Hole Cave, Holbeck (Element)

Record last edited

Nov 5 2026 11:57AM

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