Prof. Warthog
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Does anybody have any information about this site? I have some vertebrate remains collected from it on the 22/11/1969 but no further info.
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Crag House Cave - possibly Furness or Silverdale/Hutton Roof area
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Andy Walsh
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Crag house Cave is at about at 557 768 above Crag House (Dalton Crags)on Hutton Roof Area near Burton in Kendal ( Lancaster Kendal map)
Found by Duncan Baldwin in 1966 -9 by hammering rock off .It is
a small hole 2-3 m deep another simular a few feet away
Also of some interest may be the numerous small unrecorded caves by /near the footpath at Over Kellett 526 698 one was briefly "dug " by Pete Ashmead -but no bones found
I have been to Crag House cave but it was over 50 years ago!!!
Found by Duncan Baldwin in 1966 -9 by hammering rock off .It is
a small hole 2-3 m deep another simular a few feet away
Also of some interest may be the numerous small unrecorded caves by /near the footpath at Over Kellett 526 698 one was briefly "dug " by Pete Ashmead -but no bones found
I have been to Crag House cave but it was over 50 years ago!!!
Prof. Warthog
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Thanks Andy. Hope all is well.
You will find a brief account by Ashmead of the discovery of this cave in the RRCPC Newsletter Vol 3 No 2 Summer 1965
https://www.rrcpc.org.uk/newsletters/NL_V3_N2_A3.htm
"In May Duncan Baldwin and myself came across an open pot near Hutton Roof. The pot takes the form of a rift 20? deep with water in the bottom and a strong draught. A rock wedged 5? down is stopping further progress. In the dry valley from here to Dalton Old Hall where there is a large rising are several sinks and shake holes two of which are 150? in circumference."
https://www.rrcpc.org.uk/newsletters/NL_V3_N2_A3.htm
"In May Duncan Baldwin and myself came across an open pot near Hutton Roof. The pot takes the form of a rift 20? deep with water in the bottom and a strong draught. A rock wedged 5? down is stopping further progress. In the dry valley from here to Dalton Old Hall where there is a large rising are several sinks and shake holes two of which are 150? in circumference."
andywebman
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Andy C said:
Might go for a look up here at weeknd. Andy, did you remove the wedged rock that was stopping further progress
andywebman
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Technically it would not have been long enough to feature in the latest guide book
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