Dream Cave

Dream Cave
Dream Hole,  Dream Mine
LocationDerbyshire, England
OS gridSK275530
Coordinates53°04′25″N 1°35′28″W / 53.0735°N 1.5910°W / 53.0735; -1.5910
Depth15m
Elevation240m
Discovery1822
GeologyCarboniferous limestone
Difficulty1
Accessprivate
FeaturesQuaternary megafauna
Cave survey1823; 2016 (in COMPASS)

Dream Cave (sometimes called Dream Hole or Dream Mine) is a natural limestone cavern located near Wirksworth in Derbyshire, England. It was discovered by lead miners in 1822 and was found to contain the almost complete skeletal remains of a woolly rhinoceros and other large mammal bones. These remains were acquired by the geologist William Buckland and are now housed in Oxford Museum.

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