Cave house identified as ninth-century home to exiled king

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A cave house previously thought to be an 18th-century folly has been identified as one of the oldest intact domestic interiors ever found in the UK and was once, archaeologists tantalisingly believe, the home of an exiled Anglo-Saxon king.

In the 18th century, Anchor Church cave in south Derbyshire was used by local gentry as a place for parties, and until now it was officially understood that that was as far back as its history went.

But archaeologists now believe the cave house can be dated to 1,200 years ago, probably lived in by Eardwulf who was deposed as king of Northumbria in AD806 and died in AD830.

The cave house is Grade II listed as a natural cave enlarged in the 18th century. But that cannot be the case, said Simons. “It’s not a natural cave, I can’t think of a natural process that makes walls, doors and windows, let alone pillars.” Everything about the cave – the narrowness of the windows, for example – pointed to Saxon architecture.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/15/derbyshire-cave-house-identified-as-ninth-century-home-to-exiled-king

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I love history, this is truly so fascinating! It is a very mystical and beautiful looking house. 

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this is where I'll go once I snap

[holy scheisse 22,946]

so cool, how on earth did they make those arch ways and windows!

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On 7/16/2021 at 8:48 PM, holy scheisse said:

so cool, how on earth did they make those arch ways and windows!

I think it was probably carved. This is a few thousand years after the creation of Petra in ancient Jordan. And a few centuries after this Buddha statue was sculpted in China