Gough’s Cave

Gough's Cave is located in on the , in , England. The cave is 115 m deep and is 3.405 km long, and contains a variety of large chambers and rock formations.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave of Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Gough’s Cave, Cheddar Gorge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cheddar Gorge and Cox’s Cave.

Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
is a limestone in the , near the village of , England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Great Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be 9,000 years old, was found in 1903.

Cave
Cox's Cave is in on the , in , England. It is open to the public as a show cave. The cave is named after mill owner George Cox who discovered it in 1837, while quarrying limestone for a new building. is situated 770 feet west of Gough’s Cave.

Pub
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is a pub, which is situated 1,500 feet west of Gough’s Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cheddar and Draycott.

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is a large village, with the largest gorge and caves in Britain. It has a population of around 5,800. The village gave its name to cheese.

Village
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is a village in , England, neighbouring the village of on the southern edge of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is now the larger village in the civil parish of . is situated 2 miles south of Gough’s Cave.

Town
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is a town in , England, on the River Axe, near the southern edge of the . Its population according to the 2011 census was 2,057. is situated 2½ miles west of Gough’s Cave.

Gough’s Cave

Latitude
51.28196° or 51° 16′ 55″ north
Longitude
-2.76556° or 2° 45′ 56″ west
Open location code
9C3V76JM+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31414693
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q4274798
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Latin—“Gough’s Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف غوف”
  • Bavarian: “Gough’s Cave”
  • Belarusian: “Пячора Гофа”
  • Catalan: “Cova de Gough”
  • Catalan: “Gough’s Cave”
  • Chinese: “高夫洞”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف جوف”
  • Finnish: “Gough’s Cave”
  • French: “grotte de Gough”
  • French: “Grotte de Gough”
  • German: “Gough’s Cave”
  • Indonesian: “Gua Gough”
  • Italian: “Gough’s Cave”
  • Italian: “Grotta di Gough”
  • Latin: “Gough’s Cave”
  • Latin: “Spelunca Gough”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Guest Services and Museum of Prehistory.

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