Kinver Edge, Staffordshire
Kinver Edge is a woodland covered ridge in Staffordshire, England. In
the care of The National Trust since 1917, it is best known for its
troglodyte (cave-dwelling) houses carved into the sandstone
escarpment. Thought to have existed since before the Restoration in
the 1600s, these caves were inhabited until as late as the 1950s. The
most famous of these caves, carved into the Holy Austin rock, was used
as a religious retreat and now serves as an exhibit portraying
Victorian life. The National Trust are also working to restore the
cottage gardens that accompany these historic cave dwellings.
More British Natural features?
Other Staffordshire Naturals
River Trent
National Forest
Cannock Chase
Staffordshire Moorlands
The Roaches
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