Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | South Devon |
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Grid reference | SX 934641 |
Coordinates | 50°28′06″N 3°30′11″W / 50.4682°N 3.5030°W |
Interest | Geological |
Area | 1.7 hectares (17,000 m2; 183,000 sq ft) |
Notification | 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]