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The Peak Cavern, Derbyshire

Edward Dayes1790

Derbyshire Record Office

Derbyshire Record Office
Matlock, United Kingdom

This engraving shows the Peak Cavern, which has 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: The Peak Cavern, Derbyshire
  • Creator: Edward Dayes
  • Date Created: 1790, 1800
  • Location: Peak Cavern, Castleton, Derbyshire, England
  • Provenance: Picture the Past image DCRO100046
  • Subject Keywords: Peak District, Caves, Caverns, Landscape, Wonders of the Peak
  • Publisher: Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, Poultry, London
Derbyshire Record Office

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