What is recorded here
Thor's Cave is likely a limestone cave formed through dissolution processes typical of the Carboniferous Limestone in the Staffordshire Moorlands. The name may reflect local folklore associating the cave with the Norse god Thor, though no archaeological remains or historical records have been documented.
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Photo: Neil Theasby · CC BY-SA 2.0