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Archaeologists identify ninth century Anglo-Saxon cave house
Archaeologists identify 9th century Anglo-Saxon cave house (Edmund Simons/RAU)
A near-complete Anglo-Saxon dwelling and oratory believed to date from the early ninth century, has been discovered in Derbyshire.
The caves, which were cut out of the soft sandstone rock, had long been considered to be 18th century follies.
However, the new study demonstrates the caves are more likely to be early Medieval in date.
Archaeologists from the Royal Agricultural University’s (RAU) newly-formed Cultural Heritage Institute, working with colleagues from Wessex Archaeology, conducted a detailed survey of the grade II listed Anchor Church Caves between Foremark and Ingleby in south Derbyshire. ....

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