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:
Monastic grange, 40m south west of Musden Grange FarmPea Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 120m north-east of Bincliff MinesThorswood MinesGrub Low bowl barrowWolfscote Hill bowl barrowBowl barrow 70m north-east of Bincliff MinesThe Lows bowl barrowBowl barrow 400m north-west of BeechenhillBowl barrow 440m south east of Throwley CottageRibden Low bowl barrowIlamtops Low bowl barrowLonglow long barrowAnglo-Scandinavian cross fragment, St Peter's churchyardThe Fishing House of Charles Cotton, Beresford DaleAnglo-Scandinavian cross, 7m south of the south transept of the Church of the Holy CrossBowl barrow on Wetton Hill 650m north-west of Under WettonOssum's CaveAnglo-Scandinavian cross, 240m south west of Ilam HallTop of Ecton bowl barrowBowl barrow south of TownendRound Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 420m north of BeechenhillBowl barrow 220m north of Dale Abbey FarmBowl barrow 160m north of Lower Green HouseBowl barrow near Highfields Mine, south-west of StanshopeBowl barrow 460m north-east of BloreBowl barrow 450m east of StanshopeStonesteads bowl barrowDun Low bowl barrowSt Bertram's Bridge, IlamRye Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 180m south-east of the Izaak Walton HotelLamber Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 540m north-east of BeechenhillBowl barrow on Milk HillBowl barrow 400m north of DamgateBowl barrow 350m south-east of Highfields MineBowl barrow 190m north of Dale Abbey FarmBowl barrow 230m west of summit of Musden LowBrund Low bowl barrowBowl barrow east of Bunster HillBowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields FarmBowl barrow 380m north-west of BeechenhillBowl barrow on Narrowdale HillBowl barrow 150m south-east of Cliff TopBowl barrow 200m south-west of Ecton HillTown Low bowl barrowWetton Low bowl barrowLady Low bowl barrowWaterfall Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 400m west of DamgateBowl barrow on Mere HillBowl barrow at north-west end of summit of Gratton HillCart Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 40m north of Rushley BarnBowl barrow on Marten HillElderbush CaveBowl barrow on Arbour HillHanging Bank bowl barrowBowl barrow 380m south-west of Blore ChurchTop Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 260m north of DamgateBowl barrow 50m north-west of Thorswood PlantationCopper mines on Ecton HillViator's BridgeBowl barrow south of Stanshope PastureBowl barrow 50m west of summit of Musden LowBowl barrow on Archford MoorAnglo-Scandinavian cross, 12m south of the south porch of the Church of the Holy CrossBowl barrow 160m south of summit of Musden LowThrowley Old HallBowl barrow at south-eastern end of summit of Gratton HillBrownlow bowl barrowBlake Low bowl barrowViator's Bridge, MilldaleBowl barrow on Wetton HillBowl barrow 450m north of DamgateBowl barrow 300m north of Slade HouseBowl barrow 140m north of Thorswood PlantationBowl barrow at north-west end of Gratton HillBowl barrow 120m south-west of Weag's BarnBowl barrow 810m north-west of Rushley BridgeBowl barrow 510m north of Latham HallBowl barrow on summit of Musden LowBowl barrow on Hazelton Hill.
