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Westbury Cave

Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset

A Mendip quarry with signs of early humans 600,000 years ago.

When quarrymen cut into the Mendip hills at Westbury-sub-Mendip, they exposed the filled-in remains of an ancient cave. It contained the bones of animals such as cave bears, sabre-toothed cats and rhinos, around 600,000 years old.

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When
About 600,000 years ago
Where
51.2400, -2.7100
Group
Bigfoot & Hominids

Visiting

The quarry is private. The village sits below the Mendip escarpment.

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