Dowel Cave — The Modern Antiquarian

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Images

Image of Dowel Cave by postman

Right at the back it turns left then right then gets very restricting, no more than two feet high, but still it goes on.

Image credit: Chris Bickerton

postman Jul 2, 2013

Image of Dowel Cave by postman

Image credit: christopher bickerton

postman Jul 3, 2006

Image of Dowel Cave by postman

Image credit: christopher bickerton

postman Jul 3, 2006

Image of Dowel Cave by postman

Image credit: christopher bickerton

postman Jul 3, 2006

Image of Dowel Cave by postman

Image credit: christopher bickerton

postman Jul 3, 2006

Image of Dowel Cave by postman

Image credit: christopher bickerton

postman Jul 3, 2006

Image of Dowel Cave by postman

Image credit: christopher bickerton

postman Jul 3, 2006

Image of Dowel Cave by stubob

11/03. Entrance to Dowel Cave.

stubob Nov 27, 2003

Articles

Dowel Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter

postman Jul 15, 2006

This cunning orifice is well hidden I passed it several times ,approaching from the north west ,going downhill notice High Wheeldon poking up over the ridge ,before you get to Dowel hall look to the right amongst the cliffs and there it is.The cave is deep ,deeper than I dared go without a torch ,caves are fab

Dowel Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter

stubob Nov 27, 2003

Partial excavations carried out in 1958 and 1959 showed the cave to have been in use in the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Beaker, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman periods, and demonstrated in particular that the site was a Neolithic burial-cave. Beneath these deposits was found Later Upper Palaeolithic material, which included flint tools, charcoal denoting a hearth, fragments of antler, and pieces of bone showing marks of
cutting and crushing. The recently radiocarbon dated tang of an antler point indicates the cave was in use circa 11200BP (Before Present).

Extract from the SMR...

Sites within 20km of Dowel Cave

Etches Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 0.14km WNW

15

2
Hatch-a-way

Cairn(s) • 0.45km E

17

1
Harley Grange

Cairn(s) • 0.86km NE

13

1
Upper edge

Cairn(s) • 0.95km NNW

2

1
Hitter Hill

Cairn(s) • 1.28km ESE

13

3

1
Hind Low (Site of)

Round Cairn • 1.71km NNE

3
Hollins Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 1.74km W

13

1

3
Stoup High Edge

Cairn(s) • 1.83km W

6

1
Fox Hole Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 2.6km E

23

3

2
Brand End

Standing Stones • 2.93km W

5

1

1
Great Low

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3km ENE

3

1
Harpur Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 3.83km NW

5

1
Fox Low

Round Barrow(s) • 3.84km NW

1
Cronkston Low

Round Barrow(s) • 3.88km E

6

3
Gospel Hillocks

Long Barrow • 4km N

1

3
Thirst House

Cave / Rock Shelter • 4.2km NNE

5

3
Staden

Enclosure • 4.66km NNW

2

3
Grin Low

Round Barrow(s) • 4.78km NW

10

3
Chelmorton Low

Round Barrow(s) • 4.82km NE

2

1
Waggon Low

Round Barrow(s) • 4.83km ESE
Pillsbury Hills Castle

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.22km ESE

2

1
Pilsbury

Cairn(s) • 5.64km ESE

5

1
Five Wells

Chambered Tomb • 5.91km NE

46

13

1
Cow Low

Round Barrow(s) • 5.94km NNE

2
Lismore Fields

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.12km NW

7

1

1
Brund Low

Round Barrow(s) • 6.22km SE

1

2
Fairfield Low

Round Barrow(s) • 6.49km N

2
Roylow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.84km SE

1
Vincent Knoll

Round Barrow(s) • 7.19km E

1

1
Merryton Low I

Round Barrow(s) • 7.41km SSW

2

1
Chee Tor

Stone Circle • 7.43km NE

2

1
Carder Low

Cairn(s) • 7.55km ESE

1

2
Merryton Low II

Round Barrow(s) • 7.76km SSW

1
Parsley Hay

Round Cairn • 7.99km E

3

1
Benty Grange

Round Barrow(s) • 8.34km E

2
Wind Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.44km NNE

2

1
Blake Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.71km SSE

1
Lean Low

Round Barrow(s) • 8.86km ESE

7

3
Warslow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.87km SSE

2
One Ash

Long Barrow • 8.89km E

1
Bawd Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 8.94km SW

20

1

4

1
Gib Hill

Long Barrow • 8.99km E

31

1

12
Gib Hill east

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.01km E

7

5
Arbor Low

Stone Circle • 9.07km E

148

11

41

3
Lud’s Church

Natural Rock Feature • 9.17km WSW

23

3

14
Ringham Low

Round Barrow(s) • 9.23km E

2

2
Moneystone Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.36km ESE

1

2
Brownlow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.37km S

1
Old Woman’s House

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.37km ENE

1

1
Cales Farm SW

Round Barrow(s) • 9.43km E

2

2
One Ash

Round Barrow(s) • 9.43km E

1

1
One Ash Shelter

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.6km E

2

1
Cales Dale Upper

Cave / Rock Shelter • 9.79km E

1

1
Hanging Bank, Ecton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.97km SSE

2

2

1
The Tong

Long Barrow • 10.16km NNE

2
Leekfrith

Round Barrow(s) • 10.16km SW

5

1
Shining Tor

Round Barrow(s) • 10.3km WNW

6

1
Putwell Hill

Round Cairn • 10.31km ENE

2
Fin Cop

Hillfort • 10.44km ENE

19

1

8

3
Bole Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.47km ENE
The Hanging Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 10.52km WSW

1
End Low

Round Barrow(s) • 10.53km ESE

4

2
Hob’s House

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.54km ENE

6

5
Frank I' Th' Rocks

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.56km SE

3

2
Bull Ring

Henge • 10.69km N

30

2

13

1
Bull Ring

Round Barrow(s) • 10.69km N

3

1

1
Calling Low Dale

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.77km E

4

1

1
Sycamore Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 10.78km SSE

2

3
Allgreave

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.81km WSW

4

1
Lady Low

Round Barrow(s) • 10.85km NNW

5

3
Wolfscote Hill

Round Cairn • 10.96km ESE

1

1
Hay Top

Round Barrow(s) • 10.97km ENE

1
Town Low

Round Barrow(s) • 11.01km SSE

1
Foxlow Edge

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.04km WNW

5

1
Castle Naze

Hillfort • 11.22km NNW

30

5
Cow Low

Round Barrow(s) • 11.26km NNW

5

2
Narrowdale Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.26km SE

4

1
White Cliff

Round Barrow(s) • 11.34km ENE

2

1
Wetton Hill Cairns East

Cairn(s) • 11.37km SE

11
Ravencliffe Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 11.37km ENE

4

1
Friden Hollow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.48km E

1

1
Wetton Mill Upper Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 11.52km SSE

1
Nan Tor

Cave / Rock Shelter • 11.53km SSE

2

2
Toot Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.53km W

7

2
Ringham Low (Friden)

Round Barrow(s) • 11.6km E

1
Wetton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.6km SSE

1

1
Wetton Mill Farm Fissure

Cave / Rock Shelter • 11.62km SSE
Hay Dale

Round Barrow(s) • 11.64km ENE

2
Mill Pot & Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 11.64km SSE
Eaton Dale Wood

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.67km ESE

3

1
Castlegate Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 11.68km ENE

3
Gratton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.75km SE

2
Bee Low

Round Cairn • 11.77km E

1

2
Dafar Ridge Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 11.78km SSE

1

1
Ossum’s Crag Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 11.92km SSE

2
Wardlow Hay Cop

Round Barrow(s) • 12km ENE

1
Old Hannah’s Hole

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.01km SSE

1

1
Kenslow Knoll

Round Barrow(s) • 12.14km E

7

1
The Bullstones

Stone Circle • 12.16km W

31

1

8

1
Longgutter

Round Barrow(s) • 12.16km WSW

10

1
Burton Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 12.26km E

2
Rolley Low

Round Barrow(s) • 12.28km ENE

1

2
Pea Low

Chambered Cairn • 12.28km SE

15

2
Peter’s Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 12.32km NE

5

2
Long Gallery Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 12.32km E

1
Steep Low

Cairn(s) • 12.37km SE

1

1
Liffs Low

Round Cairn • 12.38km ESE

3

1

1
Gun Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.47km WSW

10

1

1
Grind Low

Round Barrow(s) • 12.47km E

1
Cranes Fort

Hillfort • 12.56km E

4

1
Smerrill Moor

Round Barrow(s) • 12.59km E

2

1
Aleck Low

Round Barrow(s) • 12.61km ESE

7

2
Tideslow

Chambered Cairn • 12.63km NE

12

4
Brood Low

Round Barrow(s) • 12.65km NNE

1
Long Dale

Round Barrow(s) • 12.76km E

1

2
Thor’s Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.76km SSE

20

9

1
Thor’s Fissure Cavern

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.76km SSE

5

1
Seven Ways Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.76km SSE

9

3
Conksbury

Round Barrow(s) • 12.77km E

4

1

1
Elderbush Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 12.84km SSE

10

3
Higher Ridgegate

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.86km W

4

1
Ladder Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.05km NW

6

3
Harrod Low

Long Barrow • 13.15km N

7

1

2
Larks Low

Round Barrow(s) • 13.2km E

4

1
Wetton Low

Cairn(s) • 13.25km SE

2

1
The Holmes

Enclosure • 13.4km NNE

1

1
Crackendale Pasture

Round Barrow(s) • 13.49km ENE

3

2
Gratton Moor

13.53km E

2

1
Gautries Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.55km N

13

3
Nettly Knowe

Cairn(s) • 13.68km ESE

1
Borther Low

Round Barrow(s) • 13.7km E

1
Bosley Minn

Standing Stones • 13.71km WSW

19

2
Beeston Tor Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 13.76km SSE

2

1

1
St Bertram’s

Cave / Rock Shelter • 13.79km SSE

1

2
Haddon Fields South

Round Barrow(s) • 13.83km E

1
Borther Low II

Round Barrow(s) • 13.93km E
Perryfoot

Long Barrow • 13.95km N

2

2
White Rake Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.95km ENE

2

1
Haddon Fields North

Round Barrow(s) • 14km E

1

1
Yearns Low

Round Barrow(s) • 14.04km WNW

3

1

1
Ox Low

Round Barrow(s) • 14.09km NNE
Eldon Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.1km NNE

4

3
Eldon Hill Enclosure

Enclosure • 14.16km NNE

2

2
Green Low Field Tumulus

Cairn(s) • 14.16km ESE

2

1
Hawks Low

Round Barrow(s) • 14.22km ESE
Mag Low

Round Barrow(s) • 14.23km N

5
Long Low

Bank Barrow • 14.31km SE

18

7
Tup Low

Round Barrow(s) • 14.43km NE

1
Pike Low

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.43km WNW

5

2
The Lowe

Round Barrow(s) • 14.51km ESE

1
Falcon Low

Cave / Rock Shelter • 14.54km SSE

1

1
Cop Low

14.59km NE

1
Cheshire Wood Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 14.63km SE

1

3
Cross Low

Cairn(s) • 14.68km ESE

3

1
Burr Tor

Hillfort • 14.75km NE

3

1

2
Roosdyche

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.78km NW

16

1

5
Grub Low

Round Barrow(s) • 14.89km SSE

2

1
Black Rock Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 14.94km WNW

2

1
New Inns

Round Barrow(s) • 14.98km ESE

1
Ginclough

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.06km WNW

6

3
Castle Ring (Harthill)

Hillfort • 15.1km E

21

2
Gotham Grange Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.1km ESE

2

1
Ball Cross

Hillfort • 15.13km ENE

11

2
Stanshope Pasture

Round Barrow(s) • 15.16km SE

1

1
Harthill Moor Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.19km E

1

1
Moisty Knowl (Site of)

15.21km ENE

1
Waterfall Low

Round Barrow(s) • 15.21km SSE

6

2
Sanctuary Wood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.32km E

2

1
Blake Low

Round Barrow(s) • 15.37km ENE

2
Green Low

Ring Cairn • 15.4km N

24

4
Dudwood Tor

Rocky Outcrop • 15.41km E

3

1
Robin Hood’s Stride

Rocky Outcrop • 15.45km E

59

3

15

1
Nine Stones Close cup marked stone

Cup Marked Stone • 15.48km E

6

1

1
Bradley Tor

Rocking Stone • 15.52km E

7

1

6
Nine Stones Close

Stone Circle • 15.54km E

120

1

20
Moat Low

Round Barrow(s) • 15.57km SE

2

2
Nine Stones Close standing stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.57km E

8

2
Sutton Hall

Cairn(s) • 15.62km W

6

2
Cratcliff Rocks (Defended Settlements and Cave)

Enclosure • 15.64km E

27

5
Dudwood

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.64km E

3

3
Charles Head

Round Barrow(s) • 15.68km WNW

7

3

1
Gawsworth Henge

Henge • 15.69km W

6

1

1
Broad Oak Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 15.73km W

3

1
Elton Common

15.74km E

10

2
Further Harrop

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.75km WNW

8

2

1
Reed Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.84km WNW

18

3

2
Calton Pastures

Round Barrow(s) • 15.87km ENE

11

2
Stump Cross Field Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.97km ENE

3

2
Bostern Grange

Cairn(s) • 15.99km SE

1
Roystone Rocks

16.04km ESE

4

1
Whaley Bridge Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.05km NW

4

2

3
Roystone Grange

Round Barrow(s) • 16.22km ESE
Windy Knoll

Cave / Rock Shelter • 16.24km NNE

4

1
Handley Bottom

Cup Marked Stone • 16.27km ENE

1

1
Woodhouse End

Round Barrow(s) • 16.28km W

3

2
Lord’s Seat

Round Barrow(s) • 16.36km N

26

4
Reynard’s Kitchen

16.44km SE

3

2
Murder Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.45km WNW

16

1

6

1
Powder Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.57km ESE

2

1
Doll Tor Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.62km E

9

1
Minninglow Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.64km ESE

8

1
Minninglow

Burial Chamber • 16.64km ESE

58

12

1
Rowtor Rocks

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 16.64km E

73

1

3

11

2
Pin Dale

Enclosure • 16.66km NNE

1

1
Gorsey Low

Round Barrow(s) • 16.71km ESE

1
Doll Tor

Stone Circle • 16.72km E

74

4

15
Roystone Valley

16.8km ESE
Mam Tor barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.84km NNE

12

2
Odin Mine

Cave / Rock Shelter • 16.87km NNE

9

2
Castle Hill (Castleton)

Sacred Hill • 16.88km NNE

2

3
Sharp Low

Round Barrow(s) • 16.9km SE

2

2
The Andle Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 16.95km E

30

11
Mam Tor

Hillfort • 16.97km NNE

61

2

8

1
Crake Low

16.97km ESE

1
Rockhurst

Long Barrow • 16.98km ESE

2
Daisy Bank

Round Barrow(s) • 16.98km ESE

1
Stoney Low

Chambered Cairn • 17.07km ESE

3

1
Chatsworth Park

Round Barrow(s) • 17.25km ENE

2

1
Cork Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.29km E

28

7
T37 cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 17.3km E

3
Gallows Low Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 17.39km ESE

2

1
Stan Low (site)

Round Barrow(s) • 17.4km NE

1
T25 cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 17.49km E

9
Lime Kiln Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.5km ESE

1

1
T2 cairn

Round Cairn • 17.55km E

15
Boars Low

Round Barrow(s) • 17.57km ESE

10

3
Stanton Moor Central

Stone Circle • 17.57km E

20

8
T44,45 & 46

Cairn(s) • 17.58km E

1

1
Stanton Moor South

Stone Circle • 17.58km E

17

5
Stanton Moor North

Stone Circle • 17.6km E

23

5
Nine Ladies of Stanton Moor

Stone Circle • 17.6km E

97

1

26

49

1
T55 cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.61km E

5

1
Heart Stone

Rocking Stone • 17.63km E

2

1
Burton Bole

Round Barrow(s) • 17.64km NE

3
Stanage

Cup Marked Stone • 17.67km NE

20

6
Stanage II

Cup Marked Stone • 17.67km NE

4

2
Musden Low (West)

Round Barrow(s) • 17.71km SSE

1
Nab Head

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.71km WNW

8

1
The Cloud

Sacred Hill • 17.77km WSW

5

4

1
Lindup Low

Round Barrow(s) • 17.82km ENE

1

2
Slipper Low

Cairn(s) • 17.83km ESE

2
The Bridestones

Burial Chamber • 17.84km WSW

75

1

15

4
Musden Low

Round Barrow(s) • 17.88km SSE

3

1
Tower Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.88km E

7

1
Galley Low

Round Barrow(s) • 17.9km ESE

5

1
Kiln Knoll

Round Barrow(s) • 17.91km NW

3

2
Green Low Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.92km E

5

2
Blackstones Low

Round Barrow(s) • 17.94km ESE

2

2
Gorse Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.94km E

9

4
Smelting Hill & Abney Moor

Stone Circle • 17.99km NE

10

2
Cat Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 18.03km E

3

3
Musden Low (South)

Round Barrow(s) • 18.05km SSE

2
Green Low

Burial Chamber • 18.13km E

22

4
Slipper Low II

Cairn(s) • 18.21km ESE

1
Hazelton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 18.27km SE

2

1
Calton

Round Barrow(s) • 18.36km SSE

2

1
Highlow Bank Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.42km NE

1

1
Dun Low

Round Barrow(s) • 18.46km SSE

3

1
Highlow Bank Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.49km NE

4

1

2
Highlow Bank ring cairn

Ring Cairn • 18.5km NE

1

1
Bonsall Lane

Cave / Rock Shelter • 18.66km E

2

1
Darley Dale

Ancient Trackway • 18.69km E

5

2

4
Eyam Moor Barrow

Cairn(s) • 18.69km NE

24

7
Wet Withens

Stone Circle • 18.7km NE

32

1

15

1
Offerton Moor East

Cairn(s) • 18.7km NE

3

1
Offerton Moor West

Stone Circle • 18.7km NE

6

2
Cup stone

Cup Marked Stone • 18.95km NE

2

1
Top Low and Net Low

Round Barrow(s) • 19.07km SE

5

2
Rainster Rocks

Natural Rock Feature • 19.07km ESE

5

1
Eyam Moor III

Stone Circle • 19.13km NE

8

4
Basset Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 19.18km ESE

1

1
Kinderlow

Cairn(s) • 19.18km NNW

19

4
Rains Cave

Cave / Rock Shelter • 19.21km ESE

4

2
Eyam Moor II

Stone Circle • 19.25km NE

4

4
Lose Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.35km NNE

9
Dobb Edge

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 19.45km ENE

7

3
Eagle Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 19.46km ENE

6

5
Froggatt Edge cairn

Round Cairn • 19.46km ENE
Moot Low

Round Barrow(s) • 19.53km E

2
Curbar Edge

Cairn(s) • 19.56km ENE

8

1
Bradbourne

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.57km ESE

12

3
Stoke Flat

Stone Circle • 19.58km ENE

42

1

12

1
Henbury

Stone Circle • 19.66km W

3

1
Cauldon Lowe

Round Barrow(s) • 19.68km S

2
Stanton Dale Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.71km SSE

2

1
Beeley Warren NW

Ring Cairn • 19.97km ENE

1

1
Bumper Castle

Ring Cairn • 20km E

1

1