Darenth Wood Dene Hole – Subterranea Britannica
WEBVery few deneholes are still accessible but one at Darenth Wood (3), it is unusually shallow with an uncapped 20' vertical shaft leading to six chambers. The roof of one chamber has collapsed and the hole so formed provides an easy entrance with an easy scramble down.
Deneholes - KURG
WEBThe term denehole (or dene-hole, dene hole or danehole) is semi-modern in usage, the earlier writers on the subject describing them as ‘pits’. The particular holes mentioned above were in Stankey Wood near Bexley and Crayford.
Pillared Deneholes at Stankey Wood, Bexley — Kent …
WEBJun 25, 2024 · In 1887-1889, the Essex Field Club, by inter-tunnelling from five open shafts in Hangman's Wood, Essex, gained access to a number of deneholes whose shafts were blocked on the surface.5 Most of these had a double-trefoil plan, but two were of the single-pillared type as at Stankey.
Denehole - Wikipedia
WEBA denehole (alternatively dene hole or dene-hole) is an underground structure consisting of a number of small chalk caves entered by a vertical shaft.
Darenth Wood Denehole, Kent - Subterranean History
WEBFeb 21, 2009 · The purpose of deneholes was subject to some speculation during the 19th Century, but they are now believed to be ancient chalk mines. They are found in areas where opencast mining would not be possible, and take the basic form of a number of chambers accessed by a vertical shaft.
Deneholes - British Geological Survey
WEBDeneholes are medieval chalk extraction pits. They characteristically comprise a narrow shaft with a number of chambers radiating from the base and their depth reflects the depth to the underlying chalk bedrock. The shaft width was commonly in the order of 2–3 m, widening out into galleries at depth.
Dene-Holes - Encyclopedia
WEBThe common spelling "Dane hole" is adduced as evidence of this, and individual names, such as Vortigern's Caves at Margate, and Canute's Gold Mine near Bexley, naturally follow the same theory. The word, however, is probably derived …
Darenth Wood Dene Hole - Subterranea Britannica
WEBIn fact, whilst the archaeologists were arguing as to the age and use of these mysterious holes in the 1880s, similar excavations were still being dug, often in the same areas as their older counterparts!
Heritage Gateway - Results
WEBbeing Cavey Springs, Stankey Wood, Bexley, (TQ 57 SW 58) and Hangman's Wood, Essex. An interesting point with regard to deneholes which are in clusters is that considerable care has been taken to ensure that the chambers of one shaft do not pierce the chambers of an adjoining shaft. The Joyden's Wood …
Denehole Map - Cave - Bexley, England, UK
WEBDenehole is a cave in Bexley, Greater London, England. Denehole is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Chalk Wood and St Botolph's Church, Ruxley (remains of) . Overview
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