A possible Palaeolithic engraving has been discovered at Cheddar Caves and Gorge by members of the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society (UBSS). This new find follows the discovery of presumed ...

The earliest record of cheddar anywhere is at Cheddar, in Somerset, in 1170 . The land around this village has been at the heart of English cheesemaking since the 15th century. Today, as many Cheddar ...

Cheddar Man, the name given to the oldest and most complete Homo sapien skeleton ever found in England, was a fairly typical Briton for his time. Found in Gough’s Cave in Somerset’s limestone Cheddar ...

OWING to the increasing number of visitors to the famous caves at Cheddar, Somerset, it became advisable in the winter of 1927–28 to enlarge the entrance. When the cave was first discovered by the ...

They call him Cheddar Man. He lived more than 10,000 years ago, had brown hair, blue eyes and “dark to black” skin. To the surprise of many, he is believed to have been the first modern Briton. A new ...