Peak District Caving

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Thor's Cave

Stats

GradeI
Length46
Depth
Altitude265
Location53.0918 -1.8542
OS NGRSK 0986 5496

Feature

      Cave
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Location

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Very obvious entrance in prominent crag south west of Wetton.

Entrance of Thor's Cave

Access

No known access restrictions apply. Footpath to the cave entrance from Wetton car park along the top of the field is clearly marked, and a stepped footpath (steep) also leads uphill from the river.

References

Heathcote, T.G.J. (1882), Pleistocene deposits of Derbyshire., Derbys. Arch. Jour. Vol. 4., pp 161-178, Derbyshire Archaeological Society
Barker, I. & Beck, J.S. (2010), Thor's Cave, Caves of the Peak District, p. 219, DCA

Gallery

Both approaches to the cave entrance
Thor's Cave / Both approaches to the cave entrance
Entrance
Thor's Cave / Entrance
The cave seen from the River Manifold
Thor's Cave / The cave seen from the River Manifold