Thors Cave by munki-boy
Thors Cave
Thors Cave is in The Peak District National Park in England.
Thor’s Cave has been formed over thousands of years by the effects of water and wind. The name may be a corruption of tors (meaning hills), and some people think it comes from Thor, the Norse god of thunder.
The rocks are limestone, formed from layers of dead marine animals between 280 360 million years ago. During this time, stands was south of the equator warm, shallow sea. the area where Thor’s Cave now and was submerged under a The hillside would have been a reef, similar to those found in tropical seas.
Many of the caves in this area have been used by humans and animals for shelter. Bones of Giant Red Deer and Bears have been found in the area, and Thor’s Cave itself was the site of a Bronze Age Burial. Some artefacts are on display in nearby museums.
The pathway which runs through the Manifold Valley is actually the route of the Leek & Manifold Light Railway. There was a station at Thor’s Cave, which was popular for tourists. Local people used the railway to send produce to market further afield. Today the area is popular with Walkers and cyclists
The area around Thor’s Cave is a special place for plants and animals. The woodlands have been a local source of coppiced Hazel. This woodland management allows sunlight to reach the woodland floor, which, in turn, means that wildflowers can grow. Rare butterflies such as Northern Brown Argus (top) and Dark Green Fritillaries find a home here.
Created: 27 November 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Thors Cave
Local History around Thors Cave
There are some historic monuments around including:
Bowl barrow 350m south-east of Highfields MineBowl barrow on Milk HillCart Low bowl barrowThrowley Old HallRibden Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 400m west of DamgateBowl barrow 510m north of Latham HallBowl barrow 540m north-east of BeechenhillBowl barrow 190m north of Dale Abbey FarmSt Bertram's Bridge, IlamBowl barrow near Highfields Mine, south-west of StanshopeThe Lows bowl barrowBowl barrow on Marten HillLady Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 460m north-east of BloreBowl barrow 120m north-east of Bincliff MinesBowl barrow 810m north-west of Rushley BridgeBowl barrow east of Bunster HillBowl barrow 50m north-west of Thorswood PlantationGrub Low bowl barrowTop Low bowl barrowRye Low bowl barrowPea Low bowl barrowBowl barrow on Arbour HillViator's Bridge, MilldaleBowl barrow 440m south east of Throwley CottageBowl barrow 380m south-west of Blore ChurchBowl barrow 450m east of StanshopeWolfscote Hill bowl barrowAnglo-Scandinavian cross, 240m south west of Ilam HallBowl barrow at south-eastern end of summit of Gratton HillBrund Low bowl barrowBowl barrow on Wetton HillAnglo-Scandinavian cross fragment, St Peter's churchyardHanging Bank bowl barrowViator's BridgeBowl barrow 160m south of summit of Musden LowBowl barrow south of TownendBowl barrow 50m west of summit of Musden LowBowl barrow 380m north-west of BeechenhillBowl barrow 400m north-west of BeechenhillBowl barrow 400m north of DamgateBowl barrow on Mere HillBlake Low bowl barrowCopper mines on Ecton HillBrownlow bowl barrowBowl barrow at north-west end of Gratton HillBowl barrow 300m north of Slade HouseIlamtops Low bowl barrowBowl barrow on Hazelton HillAnglo-Scandinavian cross, 12m south of the south porch of the Church of the Holy CrossBowl barrow 40m north of Rushley BarnBowl barrow 180m south-east of the Izaak Walton HotelTop of Ecton bowl barrowBowl barrow 150m south-east of Cliff TopBowl barrow 230m west of summit of Musden LowBowl barrow 70m north-east of Bincliff MinesBowl barrow on summit of Musden LowBowl barrow 420m north of BeechenhillBowl barrow on Wetton Hill 650m north-west of Under WettonStonesteads bowl barrowRound Low bowl barrowWetton Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields FarmBowl barrow at north-west end of summit of Gratton HillBowl barrow 160m north of Lower Green HouseWaterfall Low bowl barrowLamber Low bowl barrowAnglo-Scandinavian cross, 7m south of the south transept of the Church of the Holy CrossBowl barrow 260m north of DamgateThe Fishing House of Charles Cotton, Beresford DaleLonglow long barrowBowl barrow south of Stanshope PastureTown Low bowl barrowBowl barrow on Archford MoorBowl barrow 200m south-west of Ecton HillDun Low bowl barrowBowl barrow on Narrowdale HillBowl barrow 140m north of Thorswood PlantationThorswood MinesBowl barrow 220m north of Dale Abbey FarmOssum's CaveMonastic grange, 40m south west of Musden Grange FarmBowl barrow 450m north of DamgateElderbush CaveBowl barrow 120m south-west of Weag's Barn.
