Aveline’s Hole
Aveline's Hole is a cave at Burrington Combe in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. The earliest scientifically dated cemetery in Britain, 10,200 and 10,400 years old, was found at Aveline's Hole, constituting the largest assemblage of Mesolithic human remains found in Britain.
Rodw, Public domain.- Cave
- …is also known as “Aveline’s Hole (cave)”
- Description: cave and archaeological site in the United Kingdom
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burrington Camp and Pierre’s Pot.
Burrington Camp
Burrington Camp, also known as Burrington Ham… Burrington Camp is situated 780 feet northeast of Aveline’s Hole.
Pierre’s Pot
Cave
Pierre's Pot is a karst cave in Burrington Combe on the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England. Pierre’s Pot is situated 990 feet south of Aveline’s Hole.
Goatchurch Cavern
Goatchurch Cavern is a cave on the edge… Goatchurch Cavern is situated 1,400 feet south of Aveline’s Hole.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burrington and Black Down.
Burrington
Burrington is a small village and civil parish in Somerset, England.
Black Down
Black Down is the highest hill in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, in south-western England.
Lower Langford
Lower Langford is a village within the civil parishes…
Aveline’s Hole
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
51.32471° or 51° 19′ 29″ north
Longitude
-2.75331° or 2° 45′ 12″ west
Open location code
9C3V86FW+VM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Turkish—“Aveline’s Hole” goes by many names.
حفرة افلينEgyptian Arabic
Aveline’s HoleFinnish
Aveline’s HoleInterlingua
Aveline’s HoleTurkish
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mendip Lodge Wood and Sidcot Swallet.
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