Inchnadamph Bone Caves
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Inchnadamph Bone Caves are a series of limestone caves in the Scottish Highlands renowned for their rich archaeological and paleontological remains, including bones of extinct Ice Age animals and early human artifacts.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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cave system ⓘ paleontological site ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | A837 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
arctic fox
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brown bear ⓘ giant deer ⓘ lynx ⓘ polar bear ⓘ reindeer ⓘ wolf ⓘ woolly mammoth ⓘ woolly rhinoceros ⓘ |
| containsRemainsFromPeriod |
Holocene
NERFINISHED
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Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | limestone ⓘ |
| hasAccess | footpath ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceFromPeriod |
Bronze Age
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Iron Age ⓘ Mesolithic ⓘ Neolithic ⓘ early historic period ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Antler Cave
NERFINISHED
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Badger Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ Bone Cave ⓘ Bone Passage NERFINISHED ⓘ Fox’s Den NERFINISHED ⓘ Reindeer Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
SSSI
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Site of Special Scientific Interest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryType | cave deposits ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature | karst landscape ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
rich bone deposits
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subterranean chambers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ice Age animal remains
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archaeological remains ⓘ early human artifacts ⓘ paleontological remains ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scottish Highlands
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Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Inchnadamph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Assynt region
NERFINISHED
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Inchnadamph National Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | NatureScot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
Quaternary science
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archaeology ⓘ paleontology ⓘ |
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