# Gough's cave

- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Depth:** 115 m
- **Access:** Show cave open to the public; greater part by diving only
- **Length:** 3405 m
- **Survey:** [http://www.ubss.org.uk/resources/surveys/survex/Goughs_all.pdf University of Bristol Spelaeological Society]
- **Geology:** Limestone
- **Location:** Cheddar
- **Register:** Mendip Cave Registry
- **Discovery:** 1892
- **Photo Caption:** Stalagmites and stalactites in Gough's cave

Gough's Cave is located in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is deep and is long, and contains a variety of large chambers and rock formations. It contains the Cheddar Yeo, the largest underground river system in Britain. Archaeologically, the cave is known for an occupation by late Upper Paleolithic Magdalenian peoples around 14,700 years ago, whose remains in the cave show evidence of the practice of cannibalism, the production of skull cups, and the domestication of dogs. The considerably younger Mesolithic skeleton of Cheddar Man, dating to around 10,300 years ago, was also found in the cave.

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**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gough's_Cave (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)