Victoria Cave, in the limestone scars above Langcliffe, is nationally famous for the prolific evidences it has yielded of early people and animals long extinct. The imposing entrance is artifical, being cut out of the cliff for ease of access when the importance of the discoveries was recognised. The natural opening, first entered in modern times by a man and his dog in 1837 - the year of Queen Victoria's accession, hence the name - was a small fissure high on the left.
If you would like to find out more about this cave and the Stone Age in the Yorkshire Dales visit our archaeology website www.outofoblivion.org.uk
Take care near the cave and please replace the cache carefully as the cave is a popular attraction. Please do not enter the cave as there is a danger of falling rocks.