Kents Cavern

Kent's Cavern, or Hole, a cave situated in a small limestone hill near Torquay, in Devonshire. The bottom of the cave is formed of layers of stalagmite, red earth, and breccia, in which are found bones of various animals, such as rhinoceros, reindeer, wolf, and lion, as well as implements of flint and bone. There is also a layer of charred wood where, it is supposed, the early inhabitants of the cave had their fires. It was first explored for scientific purposes in 1825, but received little atten7 tion till 1864, when it was explored by a committee of the British Association under the direction of Mr. Pengelly, at a cost of over £1,900.