
What is recorded here
Rift Cave, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Rift Cave is a limestone cave formed through the process of differential erosion along a geological fault line in the Carboniferous Limestone of Cheddar Gorge. The cave has no known archaeological remains, but lies within an area rich in prehistoric sites and is associated with local folklore surrounding the Cheddar Man and the Gorge's ancient past.
The picture record does not grant public access. Use signed public paths and do not enter private land without permission.
Places near here
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Small cave in Cheddar GorgeCave · 202 yd
Museum of PrehistoryMuseum · 214 yd
Lily CottageListed building · 218 yd
Rose CottageListed building · 218 yd
Cheddar Visitor Information CentreVisitor information · 245 yd
Soldier's Hole, Cheddar GorgeScheduled monument · 248 yd
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Photo: John Rostron · CC BY-SA 2.0