Heights Cave

Heights Cave

Heights Cave (also called Calf Hole, Elland Cave or Skythorns Cave) is a cave on private property south of "Malham Moor Lane" and west of Grassington in west North Yorkshire in England .

The cave, the entrance of which is divided into two arches by a supporting rock, was excavated in 1893. A Mesolithic tool was found , composed of a piece of reindeer antler and a boar weapon . Bison , reindeer and bear bones have been found on a lower level . The wall was added by the excavators.

Near Grassington are the Druid's Altar stone circle (Yorkshire) and the Cove Hole (also called Fairy Cave or Tom Lee's Cave).

Web links

• Heights Cave - Cave or Rock Shelter in England in Yorkshire (North). In: megalithic.co.uk. The Megalithic Portal, 2004, accessed on August 29, 2017 (English, description and pictures). 

Coordinates: 54 ° 4 '38.3 "  N , 2 ° 3' 21.2"  W.