Kents Cavern

Kents Cavern
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Interior view of Kent's Cavern
Kents Cavern is located in Devon
Kents Cavern
Location within Devon
LocationSouth Devon
Grid referenceSX 934641
Coordinates50°28′06″N 3°30′11″W / 50.4682°N 3.5030°W / 50.4682; -3.5030
InterestGeological
Area1.7 hectares (17,000 m2; 183,000 sq ft)
Notification1952 (1952)
Natural England website

Kents Cavern is a cave system in Torquay, Devon, England. It is notable both for its archaeological and geological features (as a karst feature in the Devonian limestone). The cave system is open to the public and has been a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1952 and a Scheduled Ancient Monument since 1957.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kents Cavern" (PDF). Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Visitor centre for ancient caves". BBC News. 5 July 2004. Retrieved 3 November 2011.

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