Grotte de Claminforge
Grotte de Claminforge is a cave in Hotton, Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne, Wallonia. Grotte de Claminforge is situated nearby to the church Chapelle Notre-Dame de Lourdes, as well as near the fountain Fontaine de la place.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caves of Hotton and Hotton War Cemetery.
Caves of Hotton
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Caves of Hotton are speleothem caves located in Wallonia near Hotton in Belgium, which were discovered in 1958 and are around 5 or 6 km long and 70 metres deep. A stream called Syphon runs at the bottom of the caves. Caves of Hotton is situated 2 km northeast of Grotte de Claminforge.
Hotton War Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Les Meloures, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hotton War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground near Hotton in Belgium. Most of the British troops who died in the battle for the Ardennes are buried here. Hotton War Cemetery is situated 2 km northeast of Grotte de Claminforge.
Ti-Château
Archaeological site
Ti-Château is an old Roman oppidum located near the Belgian village of Hotton. It defended an ancient city/village at the current location of Hotton. The old oppidum and its ruins lie at a triangular plateau called the Plage de Renissart, near large rock cliffs above the river Ourthe. Ti-Château is situated 3 km northeast of Grotte de Claminforge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ménil-Favay and Hotton.
Bourdon
Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bourdon is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km west of Grotte de Claminforge.
Grotte de Claminforge
- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Grotte de Fasol, Trou du Loup, Grottes de Ménil-Favay, Grotte du Rocher du Château”
- Category: landform
- Location: Hotton, Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne, Luxembourg, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.24948° or 50° 14′ 58″ northLongitude
5.43005° or 5° 25′ 48″ eastElevation
235 metres (771 feet)Open location code
9F276CXJ+Q2OpenStreetMap ID
node 6072427457OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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