There are hundreds of caves in Nottingham not yet discovered

Scott Lomax, archaeologist adviser of Nottingham City Archeology Council, said there are two new caves discovered in the city each week.

These artificial caves are used as dungeons, cellars and homes of the Nottingham people, with some dating back to about the ninth century.

Mr. Lomax thinks there are at least 650 caves in the city, but many are not yet found. He brought this number to 800 recently.

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He told in a new article: "When I started working with the City Archeology Council in 2008 there were 450 famous caves, but that number is expected to increase to more than 800. This increase It is because some caves were found during the development or renovation of buildings, and those who informed me of the caves they knew never reported it to the council. "

"Identifying caves in Nottingham is important for the following reasons: to determine how many caves are in the city, to better understand their age, function and who created them. , to ensure that caves are considered when planning specific maintenance and preservation .

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"I have identified 152 caves in the past 12 months and there are about 400 historical references found, all referring to the ancient caves in the city. The most recent cave is identified as under the road. 62 Derby Road I believe this cave was in the early nineteenth century, because from 1820 (if not before) there was a construction on the land, and it could be a cave until the Court However, I have also identified a number of caves used for brewing beer and used to grow mushrooms. "

A large number of caves have been found since 2010 thanks to sponsored projects, such as the Nottingham Cave Survey, which aims to map and scan all laser caves in the city.

Paul Johnson, project manager at Trent and Peak Archeology, surveyed the survey said: "There are generally three types of caves around the city."

"There are traditional caves that are designed to cut the stone face, like the Lenton Hermitage caves. There are caves that are easily excavated by hand."