Jubilee Cave

Jubilee Cave is in The Yorkshire Dales National Park in England.

Jubilee Cave is situated on the north side of a small dry valley on the edge of Langcliffe Scar near Settle, a few hundred metres north of Victoria Cave.

Jubilee Cave is orientated SW-NE and lies 10m above the valley floor and close to the top of the overlying flat plateau. Jubilee Cave consists of one main passage half choked by boulders and roof fall with a double entrance at the south-west end. Near the mouth, the main cave passage divides into two parallel tunnels, separated by a thin cave wall. There is a gap or window in the cave wall allowing access between the parallel tunnels.

The mouth of Jubilee Cave consists of two entrances side by side with several subsidiary fissures appearing to connect with the interior. Outside the cave is a very extensive platform which fans out in front of the entrances to a distance of about 30m.

Archaeological investigations have occurred periodically at Jubilee Cave in the late 19th century, when Victoria Cave was being excavated, and in the early 20th century. In addition to Iron Age and Roman material, artefacts of Mesolithic and Late Palaeolithic type have been reported from the cave. Although the cave itself has been investigated as far back as the blocked passageways, the areas around the cave mouth and the outside entrance platform contain considerable amounts of deposit which have been left undisturbed beneath a cover of excavation tip. The monument therefore includes the cave extending back 20m, and the deposits extending outwards from the two entrances in an arc of 30m.

Created: 20  February  2021  Edited: 29  November  2023