Ash Hole Cavern
Ash Hole Cavern is a limestone cave system in Brixham, Devon, England. There is evidence of human habitation since Neolithic times, and archaeological excavations have been conducted, with several artefacts found. It has been a scheduled monument since 1966.Photo: Jamieparton, CC0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Brixham, Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Ash Hole” and “Ashhole Cavern”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shoalstone Pool and Berry Head House.
Shoalstone Pool
Swimming pool
Shoalstone Pool is a sea-water swimming pool or lido on Shoalstone Beach, Brixham, Devon. Shoalstone Pool is situated 500 feet northwest of Ash Hole Cavern.
Berry Head House
Hotel
Photo: MhdBrixham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Berry Head House is a large detached house in Brixham, England. It is listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England. Berry Head House is situated 570 feet east of Ash Hole Cavern.
Berry Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Berry Head Lighthouse is an active lighthouse, located at the end of Berry Head near Brixham in Devon, which has been in operation since 4 May 1906. Berry Head is reputedly the shortest lighthouse in Great Britain, but also one of the highest, being only 5 metres tall, but 58 metres above mean sea level. Berry Head Lighthouse is situated 3,200 feet east of Ash Hole Cavern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brixham and Churston Ferrers.
Brixham
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
Brixham is a coastal town and civil parish in the borough of Torbay in the county of Devon, in the south-west of England. As of the 2021 census, Brixham had a population of 16,825.
Churston Ferrers
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Churston Ferrers is an area and former civil parish, in the borough of Torbay, Devon, England, situated between the south coast towns of Paignton and Brixham. Churston Ferrers is situated 2 miles west of Ash Hole Cavern.
Galmpton
Village
Photo: Tom Jolliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Galmpton is a semi-rural village in Torbay, in the ceremonial county of Devon, England. It is located in the ward of Churston-with-Galmpton and the historic civil parish of Churston Ferrers, though some areas historically considered parts of Galmpton, such as Greenway and Galmpton Creek, are situated in the Devon borough of South Hams. Galmpton is situated 3 miles west of Ash Hole Cavern.
Ash Hole Cavern
- Categories: archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Torbay, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.40048° or 50° 24′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.49711° or 3° 29′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C2RCG23+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 1609151234OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q17665528
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In Other Languages
“Ash Hole Cavern” goes by many names.
- German: “Ash Hole Cavern”
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Highlights include Shoalstone and Shoalstone Point.
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