Peak Cavern
The Peak Cavern, also known as the Devil's Arse, is one of the four show caves in Castleton, Derbyshire, England. Peakshole Water flows through and out of the cave, which has the largest natural cave entrance in Britain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in Castleton, Derbyshire, UK
- Also known as: “Devil’s Arse (Peak Cavern)” and “The Devil’s Arse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peveril Castle and St Edmund’s Church, Castleton.
Peveril Castle
Photo: Darren Copley, CC BY 2.0.
Peveril Castle is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire. It was the main settlement of the feudal barony of William Peverel, known as the Honour of Peverel, and was founded some time between the… Peveril Castle is situated 410 feet northeast of Peak Cavern.
St Edmund’s Church, Castleton
Church
Photo: Wally Haines, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Edmund's Church, Castleton, is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Castleton, Derbyshire. St Edmund’s Church, Castleton is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Peak Cavern.
Castleton War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Tony Bacon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castleton War Memorial is a 20th-century grade II listed war memorial in Castleton, Derbyshire. Castleton War Memorial is situated 860 feet northeast of Peak Cavern.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bradwell and Coplow Dale.
Bradwell
Village
Photo: Graham Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bradwell is a village and civil parish in the Derbyshire Peak District of England. The population in 2022 was 1,787. It lies south of the main body of the Hope Valley but is usually included among its settlements. Bradwell is situated 2 miles southeast of Peak Cavern.
Coplow Dale
Hamlet
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coplow Dale is a small settlement in the civil parish of Little Hucklow, Derbyshire, England. Coplow Dale is situated 2½ miles southeast of Peak Cavern.
Aston
Hamlet
Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aston is a village and civil parish in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, England, located in the Peak District near Hope. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 100, increasing to 155 and including Ashopton in the Census 2011. Aston is situated 2½ miles east of Peak Cavern.
Peak Cavern
- Categories: show cave, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Castleton, High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.34014° or 53° 20′ 25″ northLongitude
-1.77844° or 1° 46′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C5W86RC+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 255174652OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7157810
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Peak Cavern” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “山頂洞窟”
- Chinese: “峰洞”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهف الذروه”
- French: “Peak Cavern”
- Japanese: “ピーク洞窟”
- Polish: “Peak Cavern”
- Spanish: “Caverna de Peak”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Peak Cavern”. Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.