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Cheddar Caves and Cheddar Gorge are one of the UK's leading tourist attractions. The caves are reputed to be the most beautiful in the British Isles and Gough's Cave and Cox's Cave are well known tourist destinations.

The whole south side of the Gorge, which includes the highest inland limestone cliffs in Britain and their caves, the 360 acre Nature Reserve, several visitor attractions and most of the Gorge parking, is owned by the 7th Marquess of Bath, of Longleat House.

Gough's Cave has been of great use to archaeologists with its evidence of 40,000 years of human habitation. In 1903 the skeleton of a man who had been buried some 9,000 years ago was discovered and named 'Cheddar Man'. It is the oldest complete skeleton discovered in Britain.

Two hundred years ago water poured from the cliffs and was used to power local water mills. One of the mill owners, George Cox, ran a tea garden for visitors from the newly popular seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare. It was the discovery of Cox's Cave by George Cox's workmen in 1837 that finally sealed its destiny as a major tourist attraction. In 1890 Richard Gough who was the nephew of George Cox, discovered Gough's Cave and added to the impetus of tourism and the now world wide fame that Cheddar Gorge enjoys.

Cheddar Gorge consists of 360 acres of spectacular views and is Britains biggest gorge. The cliffs rise to a height of 400 feet and visitors can walk up the 274 steps of Jacobs Ladder to the lookout tower from where the limestone scenery can be observed at close quarters.

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Viejo #1 Thu 20 Jan 2011 19:41

скелет как сделанный из золота. И золотые блёстки вокруг. Будем считать это иллюстрацией к книгам Стивенсона. Тем более, что археологам сильно верить нельзя. Уже столько находили черепов-мистификаций...

Tigra #4 Thu 20 Jan 2011 20:20

Спорить не буду, потому как сама мало верю в находки, которым тысячи лет... Но сняла то, что увидела smile Скелет обычный, может от света таким кажется. ..

Andrei Nikonov #9 Thu 20 Jan 2011 20:55

Да, аутентичность скелета могут подтвердить только родственники, точнее их согласие на показ публике скелета родственника. smile

Помните как там было в "Собаке Баскервилей"? smile

Viejo #16 Fri 21 Jan 2011 07:24

Что-то не очень помню этот момент - не отложилось. Но кто знает, мы тут смеемся, а скелет запросто может быть прародителем кого-либо из нас. Жалко, ДНК не восстановить.