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Cave art site protection work
Work to protect and preserve an Ice Age cave art site has entered its final stage.
Derbyshire County Council has taken up the old B6042 at Creswell Crags and is transforming it into a bridleway which will give horse riders, cyclists and walkers access to the ancient site.
The work – funded by the East Midlands Development Agency and the county council – has involved using specialist equipment and consulting with archaeologists to make sure the natural beauty of this historically important place is in kept intact.
Creating the 700m bridleway has involved building scree banks to give a sense of what the gorge would have looked like 10 – 50,000 years ago, rebuilding dry stone walls and reducing the appearance of the new limestone track so it is in keeping with its surroundings.
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