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 810m north-west of Rushley BridgeGrub Low bowl barrowBowl barrow at north-west end of Gratton HillBowl barrow 510m north of Latham HallBowl barrow 150m south-east of Cliff TopBowl barrow 300m north of Slade HouseBowl barrow 120m south-west of Weag's BarnBowl barrow 230m west of summit of Musden LowBowl barrow 400m west of DamgateViator's Bridge, MilldaleStonesteads bowl barrowBowl barrow 180m south-east of the Izaak Walton HotelBowl barrow on Arbour HillWaterfall Low bowl barrowViator's BridgeBowl barrow south of Stanshope PastureBowl barrow 380m north-west of BeechenhillElderbush CaveBowl barrow 450m east of StanshopeBowl barrow on Archford MoorBowl barrow 70m north-east of Bincliff MinesBowl barrow 160m north of Lower Green HouseBowl barrow 540m north-east of BeechenhillBowl barrow 160m south-east of Oldfields FarmOssum's CaveTop Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 50m west of summit of Musden LowBowl barrow 160m south of summit of Musden LowWetton Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 50m north-west of Thorswood PlantationBowl barrow on Wetton HillBowl barrow 350m south-east of Highfields MineBowl barrow 420m north of BeechenhillRound Low bowl barrowBlake Low bowl barrowBowl barrow on Wetton Hill 650m north-west of Under WettonHanging Bank bowl barrowAnglo-Scandinavian cross fragment, St Peter's churchyardBowl barrow on Hazelton HillRibden Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 380m south-west of Blore ChurchBowl barrow east of Bunster HillBowl barrow on Milk HillBowl barrow at north-west end of summit of Gratton HillBrund Low bowl barrowBowl barrow south of TownendSt Bertram's Bridge, IlamBowl barrow on summit of Musden LowTown Low bowl barrowPea Low bowl barrowThorswood MinesAnglo-Scandinavian cross, 240m south west of Ilam HallBowl barrow 220m north of Dale Abbey FarmTop of Ecton bowl barrowBowl barrow 450m north of DamgateBowl barrow 40m north of Rushley BarnBrownlow bowl barrowBowl barrow on Narrowdale HillBowl barrow near Highfields Mine, south-west of StanshopeAnglo-Scandinavian cross, 12m south of the south porch of the Church of the Holy CrossWolfscote Hill bowl barrowBowl barrow 400m north-west of BeechenhillRye Low bowl barrowAnglo-Scandinavian cross, 7m south of the south transept of the Church of the Holy CrossBowl barrow 260m north of DamgateBowl barrow on Mere HillLonglow long barrowThe Lows bowl barrowLamber Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 440m south east of Throwley CottageBowl barrow at south-eastern end of summit of Gratton HillBowl barrow 190m north of Dale Abbey FarmBowl barrow 200m south-west of Ecton HillDun Low bowl barrowIlamtops Low bowl barrowBowl barrow 460m north-east of BloreCopper mines on Ecton HillBowl barrow 400m north of DamgateBowl barrow 120m north-east of Bincliff MinesLady Low bowl barrowThrowley Old HallCart Low bowl barrowThe Fishing House of Charles Cotton, Beresford DaleBowl barrow on Marten HillBowl barrow 140m north of Thorswood PlantationMonastic grange, 40m south west of Musden Grange Farm.
