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A view of the Rocks and that vast cavern call'd Peake's Hole, at Castleton in Derby Shire

Robert Goadby1776

Derbyshire Record Office

Derbyshire Record Office
Matlock, United Kingdom

This engraving was published in 'A new display of the beauties of England; : or A description of the most elegant or magnificent public edifices, royal palaces, noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, and other curiosities, natural or artificial' by Robert Goadby.

It shows the entrance to Peak Cavern, the largest natural cave entrance in the British Isles. The cave was known as the Devil's Arse and appears in William Camden's 'Britannia' under that name in 1586. Its name was changed to Peak Cavern in 1880, for Queen Victoria's visit.

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  • Title: A view of the Rocks and that vast cavern call'd Peake's Hole, at Castleton in Derby Shire
  • Creator: Robert Goadby
  • Date Created: 1776
  • Location: Peak Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire, England
  • Provenance: Picture the Past image DCRO100052
  • Subject Keywords: Peak District, Caves, Caverns, Landscape, Wonders of the Peak
Derbyshire Record Office

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