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over-ridden by ice, wliich flowed down the Ribble Valley, and this 
was probably the principal agent at work in closing the mouths of 
the numerous caves in the faces of the scars. 
The well-known Victoria Cave, on the face of the Langcliffe 
Scars, is about 1 i miles from Settle. It was discovered accidentally 
by Mr. Joseph Jackson, of Settle, in the year of Her Majesty's 
Coronation, whence the name of the cave. Mr. J ackson discovered 
many relics, including coins, pottery, bone and bronze implements 
(Speight's "Craven Highlands," p. 119). The cave was opened out 
in 1870, under the auspices of the British Association, and bones of 
the reindeer, bear, bison, fox, Arctic hare, &c., were found in the 
upper layers of deposit, while those of the mammoth, hippopotamus, 
and cave-hyjena were discovered in the lowest bed."*^ 
There are several other caves in the neighbourhood w^hich would, 
no doubt, yield similar results if the necessary funds were forth- 
coming to enable excavations to be carried out. The only other 
cave which can at present be explored to any extent is Attermire 
Cave, on the scars of that name, about half -a- mile south of Victoria 
Cave. Having spent some time carefully examining the cave, and, 
with the assistance of Mr. T. Gray, completed a plan of the interior, 
I will give a somewhat detailed description. Its existence has been 
known for ages, and it was partly cleared for occupation at the time 
of the Rebellion of 1745, as well as during the war panics at the 
end of last century (Speight's "Craven Highlands," p. 127). The 
entrance is high up on the face of the scar, at an elevation of about 
1,350 ft. above the sea. On entering, the attention is at once 
attracted by the manner in which the rock has been hollowed out 
on one side, and would suggest a considerable flow of water at some 
period. Whether it was caused by the natural drainage of the cave 
flowing outwards, or the result of erosion by water flowing inwards 
during the Glacial period, is a question on w^hich I will not venture 
to express an opinion. There is now no flow of Avater through any 
part of the cave, and but for drippings from the roof and walls form- 
ing a few pools, it is practically dry. Although the entrance bears 
*A full description of the cave and its contents is recorded in Prof. 
W. Boyd Dawkins' "Cave Hunting," 1874, Macmillan. 
