More information : SD 656468 The cave known as Fairy Holes, on New
Laund Farm, is a nearly straight passage about 65ft long, 6ft
wide and 10ft high at the entrance, finishing in a chamber about
8ft diameter and 12ft high. The platform in front of the
cave is from 2 to 6ft wide, the edge dropping away almost
perpendicularly for 20ft. Excavations in 1946 revealed Bronze
Age potsherds, animal bones, a pebble pounder, a flint flake,
a small core, three unidentifiable small pieces of iron and
the possible site of a hearth. Two stone walls across the mouth
of the cave were found. Plan. (1)
SD 65534678. Investigation of cave showed sketch plan by
Musson to be substantially correct. The foundations of both
walls are visible. No surface finds were made and ground
photography was not possible due to the terrain.
Another cave, 6.5m to the north, has an entrance with maximum
height 1.2m. Penetration was not possible owing to roof fall and
flooding. (2)
As described by Auths 1 and 2. The cave is located near the
top of a steep wooded bluff, formed in a limestone cliff some
10.0m high overlooking the River Hodder. See photograph.
Cave mouth surveyed on 1:2500 MSD and AM. (3)
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