Abstract
South-West England contains some of the most important Pleistocene cave sequences in Britain. The Carboniferous Limestone of the Somerset and Avon districts (particularly the Mendips), and the Devonian limestones of south Devon (Figures 2.1 and 5.1), host numerous caves and cave systems, many of which contain important sediment sequences, faunal remains and artefacts. As a result, the caves have long attracted scientific interest and several locations remain the subject of intensive modern research. This chapter reviews evidence from four of the stratigraphically most significant localities — Kent’s Cavern (Torquay), Tornewton Cave (Torbryan), Chudleigh Caves and Joint Mitnor Cave (Buckfastleigh).
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Campbell, S., Keen, D.H., Currant, A.P., Collcutt, S.N., Stuart, A.J. (1998). Pleistocene cave sequences. In: Quaternary of South-West England. The Geological Conservation Review Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4920-4_5
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