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Monument record MDR9949 - Cumberland Cavern, Upperwood, Matlock Bath

Type and Period (2)

  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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  • World Heritage Site Buffer Zone

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On the hillside behind the New Bath Hotel. Entrances at SK 292 577 & SK 294 585. A complex series of old lead mine galleries and natural caverns. Cumberland Cavern was open as a "show" cave for over 100 years, first open to visitors in 1780. Both Cumberland and Wapping entrances are now blocked. (1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Unpublished document: County Treasure Recording Form. 3.3.

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Grid reference Centred SK 2924 5772 (31m by 25m)
Civil Parish MATLOCK BATH, DERBYSHIRE DALES, DERBYSHIRE

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Dec 21 2018 9:27AM

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