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Gough's Cave
51.2814° N, -2.7642° E
About
Gough's Cave ( GOF) is located in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is 115 m (377 ft) deep and is 3.405 km (2.12 mi) long, and contains a variety of large chambers and rock formations. It contains the Cheddar Yeo, the largest underground river system in Britain.
Historical Timeline
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Gough_excavated_and_opened
1892–1898
Electric_lighting_installed
1899
Cheddar_Man_discovery
1903
Great_Flood_of_1968
1968
Flooded_passages_explored
1985–1990
Skulls_recovered
c. 1987
Magdalenian_remains_dated
c. 14,700 years ago
DNA_analysis_of_Magdalenian_individual
2022
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