Aveline’s Hole

Aveline's Hole is a cave at in the limestone of the , in , . The earliest scientifically dated cemetery in , 10,200 and 10,400 years old, was found at Aveline's Hole, constituting the largest assemblage of Mesolithic human remains found in Britain.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave and archaeological site in the United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Aveline’s Hole (cave)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pierre’s Pot and Goatchurch Cavern.

Cave
Pierre's Pot is a karst in on the in , . The cave was discovered in 1983 and has two main levels, the lower level being reached through an extremely tight rift. is situated 990 feet south of Aveline’s Hole.

Cave
Photo: Goatchurch, Public domain.
is a cave on the edge of in the limestone of the , in , England. is situated 1,400 feet south of Aveline’s Hole.

Cave
is a cave near , in the Carboniferous Limestone of the , in , . It was named after the Sidcot School Speleological Society who explored it in 1925. is situated 1,300 feet south of Aveline’s Hole.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burrington and Black Down.

Village
Photo: Rodw, Public domain.
is a small village and civil parish in , England. It is situated in the unitary authority of , just off the A368 between and .

Locality
Photo: Jsommer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the highest hill in the , , in south-western . lies just a few miles eastward of the at , and provides a view over the Chew Valley.

Village
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is a village within the civil parishes of and in the unitary authority of , England. It is located on the western edge of the about 8 miles east of .

Aveline’s Hole

Latitude
51.32471° or 51° 19′ 29″ north
Longitude
-2.75331° or 2° 45′ 12″ west
Open location code
9C3V86FW+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 895292645
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q790368
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Turkish—“Aveline’s Hole” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حفرة افلين”
  • Finnish: “Aveline’s Hole”
  • French: “Aveline’s Hole”
  • German: “Aveline’s Hole”
  • Interlingua: “Aveline’s Hole”
  • Turkish: “Aveline’s Hole”

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Highlights include Mendip Lodge Wood and Bath Swallet.

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