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 140m north of Thorswood PlantationBowl barrow on Marten HillBowl barrow 440m south east of Throwley CottageRibden Low bowl barrowThorswood MinesLady Low bowl barrowBowl barrow on Wetton Hill 650m north-west of Under WettonBowl barrow 380m south-west of Blore ChurchBrund Low bowl barrowLonglow long barrowBowl barrow 220m north of Dale Abbey FarmBlake Low bowl barrowSt Bertram's Bridge, IlamBowl barrow on Archford MoorBowl barrow 160m north of Lower Green HouseBowl barrow 420m north of BeechenhillBowl barrow 400m north-west of BeechenhillHanging Bank bowl barrowAnglo-Scandinavian cross fragment, St Peter's churchyardBowl barrow at south-eastern end of summit of Gratton HillElderbush CaveBowl barrow on Arbour HillTop of Ecton bowl barrowBowl barrow 300m north of Slade HouseBowl barrow on summit of Musden LowCart Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 70m north-east of Bincliff MinesBowl barrow 540m north-east of BeechenhillGrub Low bowl barrowStonesteads bowl barrowBowl barrow 200m south-west of Ecton HillBowl barrow on Milk HillBowl barrow 120m south-west of Weag's BarnBowl barrow 50m north-west of Thorswood PlantationWaterfall Low bowl barrowAnglo-Scandinavian cross, 240m south west of Ilam HallBowl barrow on Mere HillBrownlow bowl barrowLamber Low bowl barrowBowl barrow on Wetton HillBowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields FarmAnglo-Scandinavian cross, 7m south of the south transept of the Church of the Holy CrossBowl barrow south of Stanshope PastureBowl barrow 450m north of DamgateBowl barrow 450m east of StanshopeThe Lows bowl barrowViator's Bridge, MilldaleBowl barrow near Highfields Mine, south-west of StanshopeOssum's CaveMonastic grange, 40m south west of Musden Grange FarmBowl barrow 230m west of summit of Musden LowIlamtops Low bowl barrowBowl barrow at north-west end of Gratton HillBowl barrow 260m north of DamgateBowl barrow 40m north of Rushley BarnThrowley Old HallBowl barrow 190m north of Dale Abbey FarmTown Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 810m north-west of Rushley BridgeBowl barrow 380m north-west of BeechenhillBowl barrow south of TownendBowl barrow 400m west of DamgateBowl barrow 460m north-east of BloreViator's BridgeBowl barrow east of Bunster HillWetton Low bowl barrowBowl barrow on Narrowdale HillBowl barrow 400m north of DamgatePea Low bowl barrowTop Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 50m west of summit of Musden LowCopper mines on Ecton HillAnglo-Scandinavian cross, 12m south of the south porch of the Church of the Holy CrossBowl barrow at north-west end of summit of Gratton HillWolfscote Hill bowl barrowThe Fishing House of Charles Cotton, Beresford DaleBowl barrow on Hazelton HillBowl barrow 180m south-east of the Izaak Walton HotelRound Low bowl barrowRye Low bowl barrowDun Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 510m north of Latham HallBowl barrow 160m south of summit of Musden LowBowl barrow 150m south-east of Cliff TopBowl barrow 120m north-east of Bincliff Mines.
