What is recorded here
Gough's Cave is a solutional limestone cave formed by the dissolution of Carboniferous Limestone over millennia. It has significant archaeological importance, containing evidence of Upper Palaeolithic human activity, including the remains of a human skeleton and possible ritual deposits.
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Places near here
Miniature reflections in Gough's CaveCave or cavern · 27 yd
Museum of PrehistoryMuseum · 49 yd
Cheddar Gorge & CavesHeritage attraction · 78 yd
Cheddar Visitor Information CentreVisitor information · 81 yd
Lily CottageListed building · 93 yd
Lion RockNamed rock · 93 yd
Rose CottageListed building · 105 yd
Gough's Cave ReflectionCave or cavern · 136 yd
Sun Hole, Cheddar GorgeScheduled monument · 173 yd
Soldier's Hole, Cheddar GorgeScheduled monument · 195 yd
Cheddar Gorge: WaterfallWaterfall · 264 yd
Trees at CheddarVisitor information · 346 ydOther information
Photo: Nigel Davies · CC BY-SA 2.0