Monument record 15927 - Cave at Overton Scar, Malpas

<1> Sandstone Ridge Trust, 2022, Site Recording Form - Beneath the Ridge Project, Overton Scar. 2022 (Unpublished Report). SCH9355.

There may be two entrances. It is not clear whether roof collapse has obliterated them as there is a substantial talus in front of both concealing any collapsed rock, or whether the two caves are connected. At present they look more like shelters than caves but narrow horizontal cavities at the base seem to extend deeper under the rock. In the Malpas registers there is an entry dated 29th September 1800 for the marriage of Thomas Florence and Sarah Hall, ‘both from the Caves at Overton’.

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1871-1882, Ordnance Survey County Series (Epoch 1) 25 inch to 1 mile - Cheshire (Maps and Plans). SCH2462.

Marked on mid 19th century and modern (early 21st century) maps as "Gypsy's Hole"

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Land Line and Master Map Vector Maps (Maps and Plans). SCH4491.